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Originally Posted by
alcjphil
The brakes on that bike look like cheap, stamped steel linear pull. They would be the first thing I would look at replacing.
Totally agree. It's worth getting some stout brakes with salmon-colored Kool Stop brake pads (which are better in the wet weather we get in the PNW.)
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