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Old 02-12-19 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
Rear brake in front of the seatstay! I like! I did this on my "Team Dumpster", a frame hit hard by an SUV I picked up for $20. Liked it so much my best bike also features it. (Sadly, I cannot do it on the rest of my bikes. Canti and centerpull. My sidepull/dual pivot fix gear has such long and shallow dropouts that I need the caliper as far back as possible to keep it near the top of the rim.)

Ben
It's in front of the seat stays only for better cable routing. The cable stops are on the right side of the top tube. This is a long and lanky bike.
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