Originally Posted by
Snuffleupagus
No mention of the brakes eh?
Don't race RRs or crits on cantilever brakes. The stopping power and modulation is not adequate. Aside from somewhat screwy handling from cross geometry (slow steering, higher center of gravity) you'll need to replace the brakes to be safe. That however doesn't have to be expensive. Some 105 brakes will work just fine, and can be had on eBay on the cheap.
thats the kind of info im looking for. looks like 105 brakes are about 60 new on ebay. that would be easily do-able.