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Old 01-14-13 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bhkyte
Interesting view on halfway, never riden one but knew an owner of one well and he said brakes were poor. But his was an older model, how are brakes?
Often its a case of upgrading pads and cables if problem.
Brakes are better than expected. My wifes Expressway uses V brakes similar to our giant hybrids. The halfway uses a road style caliper. The levers are cast with a nice rubber insert.



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