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Old 09-10-12, 06:51 AM
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I would use aero brake levers for the cleaner look and less cable clutter.

Canti brakes work great if properly set up and installed with good pads like KoolStops. There is an on-going bit of misinformation by V-Brake proponents that they have more braking power and no drawbacks. Not true. Properly set up canti brakes work great. They also make it very easy to install large tires and continue to work if you rim gets out of true. In contrast, V-brakes have very little clearance between the pads and the rims, so if you wheel gets out of true they will rub the rim and perhaps make your bike unridable. If you like to slam on your brakes with very little effort, then perhaps V-brakes are your thing, but cantis are better for riders (like myself) who prefer to modulate their braking. I rarely ever slam on my brakes, but my cantis work just fine on the rare occasions where I need to do so.
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