Old 07-01-19, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by vp1337
I wanted to go with the original cantis this bike came with but they were in a pretty horrible condition, and these Avid SD 5 V-brakes are just nuts, they are so good. It has a sliding rear dropout actually, so tensioning wasn't a problem. The current issue is that the chain is a tad too short like this, and the axle sits in a rather dodgy position atm. Need to find a bigger rear cog and add another chain link.

Ah I see them now! They looked like vertical dropouts on my phone
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