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Old 04-25-24, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by soyabean
Why?

For commuting and light trails, rim brakes are rim brakes.

There is no substantial advantage for one over the other, other than "how they feel".
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Absolutely not. I had Cantilevers on my Tricross and they were abysmal, no matter how much I messed wiht them. Not simply “no as good” but “wicked dangerous”. Swapped them out got the trio v-brakes (no travel agent) and it’s 100 times better. Perfectly functional and safe bicycle now. As long as the fork doesn’t implode. Looks Bodge tho. Anyway…
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