BB7 MTB Bike Brakes Disc Mechanical Caliper Rear Wheel+160mm Rotor New NC

[nobby]

Several Far Eastern sellers are offering the above on eBay at about £16 posted.
They look like Avid to my untutored eye but make no claim to be (Roswheel is mentioned in the detail) and when I queried with one I got an evasive answer.

Anybody know if these are Avid? Perhaps coming from the factory that make Avid's goods, or somesuch?

[Phil W]

Don't know but I got a pair of Trp Spyre for £78 and all legit.  If under £135 then there is no duty or VAT to pay on European imports.

[Bolt]

I have to admit that I knowingly bought a pair of similarly fake BB5s a few years ago and have to say I've been impressed with the quality, performance and reliability.  The only obvious difference was the branding and a hex socket adjuster instead of torx.

[Brucey]

looking at the pictures they are pretty clearly not Avid calipers, but are fairly close clones. They might be OK , they might not; pot luck job really....

cheers

[fuaran]

Don't know but I got a pair of Trp Spyre for £78 and all legit.  If under £135 then there is no duty or VAT to pay on European imports.

Anything over £15 is liable for import VAT (20%). Plus a handling fee from the courier, which could be up to £10.
Or course, most of the Chinese sellers will give a misleading value and label it as a gift etc, so you may get away with it.

[nobby]

Thank you all. I decided not to take the chance.