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Old 03-08-06, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by pigmode
Yup, well proportioned curves =sexy, and in this case, functionally so. I have a Dura Ace 7800 brakeset sitting here for my new build, and they are beautiful pieces of equipment--until you put them side-by-side with the Campy Records, then they look tall and blocky. But they'll still look good on my bike...
When I built my last bike I had to decide between the very functional Centaur dual pivot brakes and a special set of NOS Chorus Monoplaner brakes. The Chorus won out. They don't stop nearly as well as the Centaur but boy are they sexy.


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