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Old 05-28-05 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by brokenrobot
Today's find for me: another Miyata. This one's a 610, just my size... bought it for a winter commuter, since it's got those nice canti brakes! Nearly perfect condition, sealed-bearing Suntour, $20.
Excellent find, but I have to ask if there really is such a thing as nice canti brakes? I'd ditch them in a heartbeat for side-pull or center-pull. May not have the same mechanical advantage, but they stay in the position they are supposed to be in.
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