This is my first time buying this style and changing the brakes was not only much quicker but also more efficient. On my old one I had to twist and open the caliper by hand, that's the style it snaps in and makes it a lot quicker. It usually took me about 1-2 hours with my old style. I was done with this in less than 45 minutes. The only thing that impressed me was how strong and sturdy they were. I was sure it would snap, snap or the ratchet wouldn't work as efficiently but none of that happened. After that I was able to revert them to a more compressed size and save them to my toolbox.