Originally Posted by
leftthread
What are your favorite modern brakes?
I'm looking for something in a recessed dual pivot for a '91 era lugged steel frame.
I have an extra Suntour GPX brakeset, but the GPX's bluish-gray might not look so good with the frame's bright red paint.
If you're looking for recessed dual pivots that were kinda current in '91, the original Dura-Ace dual pivots are my faves. BR-7401? Kinda chunky compared to later versions, but very smooth and solid, and the shiny arms appear cold-forged. Being more than 20yrs old at this point, though, I wouldn't call them "modern," they fall into "vintage" for me. Do we have a working definition of "vintage" vs "modern" here?