Originally Posted by
bmwjoe
I have ridden with and w/o the rear brake and I find it much better to have the rear brake on the bike. I find the rear brake allows more control when you are slowing during a decent. At the very least, it is nice to have two brake levers for symmetry.
Memorial to Matthew R. Dille
That is a very attractive seat lug cluster. You did a hell of a job modifying that bike and made a great choice of one to start with.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"