Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,181
Likes: 6,420
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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
The brakes on the Shimano-equipped bikes were never very good, and time might have made them worse. The bike I got last night had pretty bad brakes. I forgot to flag the bike for repair. I try to report every little problem, since I figure most others don't bother reporting anything.