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Old 07-23-10 | 01:13 PM
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Bikes: 1977 Bridgestone Kabuki Super Speed; 1979 Raleigh Professional; 1983 Raleigh Rapide mixte; 1974 Peugeot UO-8; 1993 Univega Activa Trail; 1972 Raleigh Sports; 1967 Phillips; 1981 Schwinn World Tourist; 1976 Schwinn LeTour mixte; 1964 Western Flyer

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd
It's your bike to drill into to, but I didn't want to so I bought these. Plenty of reach.
They're nice, but the problem with those is that there is TOO much reach. These brakes are literally 3mm too short - there's more than enough meat in the brake arms to cut out and lower the pads. Besides, it's going on the rear brake anyway. If it was the front, I'd worry, but not on the rear.
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