So, the
Litepro V-brakes that I swapped in are starting to show their quality (or lack thereof) with sticky sealed bearings and broken springs. Time to look elsewhere.
So I've been looking at some erstwhile Shimano V-brakes and have a few questions.
Which of Shimano's premium V-brakes (LX, XT, XTR, DXR...) would you say has the stiffest arms?
Shimano say that the DXR is to be used as a rear brake only. How gory would my demise be if I were to install one out front?
Why are some Deore V-brakes marked "front" and "rear"?
What say you of Shimano's entry-level V-brakes, such as Acera (BR-M330) and Alivio?
Are Shimano's "parallelogram" types really riddled with too many issues to be worth the trouble? (A lot of talk here and elsewhere about pivots wearing out too quickly...)