Joined: May 2008
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
Side pulls from that era are not as effective as center pulls. After all, center pulls are dual pivot brakes.
I have questioned the effectiveness of CP as well but found the Mod 61 on the Bottecchia with KoolStops are equal to the DA 7400 on the 91 Pinarello.
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