Originally Posted by
bendembroski
IMHO, they are the ideal commuter brake.
I would agree, I've been using an X-FD and an XRD-3 for several years, and I can't fault them. I did have to replace the front shoes a while back, but the hubs were second-hand and I think they came off a Post Office bike, so they'd had a fair bit of abuse before I got them.