Thread: Upgrade to 85 Schwinn Travler
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Old 06-23-17 | 09:14 AM
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SkyDog75
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Originally Posted by John E
The four best improvements you can make on any vintage bike are:

KoolStop brake pads. KoolStop brake pads. KoolStop brake pads. KoolStop brake pads.
I'm a Kool Stop fan myself, but you could use Kool Stop pads with magic fairy dust and braking will still suck with Dia Compe 500 calipers. (I've tried. Minus the fairy dust.)
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