Originally Posted by
flik9999
Hey so I ride an old steel road bike.
I revently got my hands on a fork with v brake studs amd was thinking of throwing on some V brakes, which involves getting a travel adapter.
However I then found out that mini vs exist. Should I go for mini vs and keep my current cables or are mini vs weaker than standard vs.
tldr: are normal vs a stronger brake than mini vs?
I would only use the minis if I were using standard road brake levers.
If you are buying new brakes and levers, the most optimum combination is standard v brakes with "v brake-specific" road levers.
I've always viewed the mini v as a problem solver to accommodate levers that don't have the proper cable pull for a standard v brake.