aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,560
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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It's better than the original in every way. I bet the paint will hold up better, too.
One idea: you can mount the rear brake caliper in front of the seat stays rather than behind it. It looks a little funky when you do that, but the cable route is better. That's what I did on my old Raleigh when I added side pull brakes.