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Old 10-14-10, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SpongeDad
Honestly, braking is not the problem in cross races - if I was commuting in the rain, that'd be different - but I've never had a situation where i didn't have enough stopping power in a race with cantis. I'm just modulating speed with my brakes in a race, and I probably should be doing less of that.
I agree completely. If somebody wants to make the ultimate cyclocross brake, they need to design a front brake with a mechanism that detects when you're turning and doesn't engage the brake no matter how frantically you squeeze it. I know I'm not the only person who needs that.
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