Please -- Bike build questions -- ARX RD and Dia Compe break levers
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Please -- Bike build questions -- ARX RD and Dia Compe break levers
Hi All,
I am building up the Bianchi Randonneur and have a couple of questions about components I haven't used before.
First, it came with a Suntour ARX long cage RD. I will be using friction Suntour bar ends. Is the ARX RD worth using or should I use a 105 RD I have on hand? (7-speed 14-28 cassette -- I know the 105 can handle it)
Second, the bike came with flat bars so I am adding drops and brake levers to operate Dia Compe cantis. I have an old set of Dia Compe aero levers with out the spring return that I have never used. Do the brakes have enough spring to return the levers or should I put on a set of 105's?
Thanks
I am building up the Bianchi Randonneur and have a couple of questions about components I haven't used before.
First, it came with a Suntour ARX long cage RD. I will be using friction Suntour bar ends. Is the ARX RD worth using or should I use a 105 RD I have on hand? (7-speed 14-28 cassette -- I know the 105 can handle it)
Second, the bike came with flat bars so I am adding drops and brake levers to operate Dia Compe cantis. I have an old set of Dia Compe aero levers with out the spring return that I have never used. Do the brakes have enough spring to return the levers or should I put on a set of 105's?
Thanks
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Yes, use the ARX.
Yes, the Dia Compe aero levers will work fine.
Yes, the Dia Compe aero levers will work fine.
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I think if the canti's aren't labeled* SLR (Shimano) or BRS (Suntour/Dia Compe) then they weren't designed for the spring loaded lever.
* or came with a group where the lever's were labeled/spring loaded.
* or came with a group where the lever's were labeled/spring loaded.