Thread: Cantilever Brake Recommendations
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Old 05-09-13 | 06:38 AM
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Unequivocally, the Shimano BR-R550 cantilever brakes are the stoutest, most reliable set of cantis a person can put on a bike. Properly set up they are true mountain stoppers for descents like this


i wasn't worried about scrubbing speed one handed doing 40 miles an hour, for instance.

Shimano BR-R550.
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