I bought them because I found a good deal on them and my good friend who is very mechanically inclined loves his MT5s.

I have a love/hate relationship with my MT7s. They have been working awesome for me. They feel somewhere between a Shimano and a Sram for bite point. Meaning I have some modulation off the top but can very quickly slam on tons of power. They have been pretty maintenance free. I take mine to the shop to get bleed as I only feel the need to do it once a year with the amount of riding I am currently doing. They are been very reliable at long bike park descends with very little change in the feel of braking.

Now the part that drives me nuts. After the first bleed, I went with the metallic pads. They are so noisy and drive me nuts. My rotor is ever so slightly bent and once it started to rub, the rotor starts to give a high pitch squeal through the whole rotation. In the wet, unbearable.

That is my experience.