cornucopia72

Plus one.

We started with a couple of V brakes plus a drum brake. Several years later we replaced the drum with a disc and the front V brake wioth an Ultegra caliper. About half a year ago we got rid of the V brake in the back.

We are relatively close to the bay area and have done Mt. Diablo a couple of times. Even though that last section before the sumit gives us vertigo going down and cramps going up, we can handle the descent just fine with a caliper in the front and a disc in the back. We are a 300 lbs team but the first time we did it with the original setup we were more like 325 lbs.

The only regret I have is taking so long to makes those changes.... It takes time to develop confidence on your equipment, on yourself and on your captain.