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flying_rhino, interesting that some can go back and forth between different brakes (as I can), and others can't. Your bike is tall, so I assume you have large hands. (But I'm not saying anything else about your anatomy.) One of my bike has old Campagnolo Record single pivot brakes. Without thinking, I apply lots of pressure on the levers. When people try my bike, they say the brakes don't work. They work just fine. I just squeeze harder. For me, it's like going back and forth between two cars, one with manual and the other with automatic transmission.