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Old 05-08-25 | 11:19 AM
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Bikes: '84 Raleigh Vector Mixte, '83 Motobecane Super Sprint, '71 Glider (Raleigh)

Originally Posted by _ForceD_
I always wonder why the rear brakes on mixte frames are mounted in the traditional location…between the seat stays…with cable routing that necessitates a big loop in the cable, and the use of the reverse caliper. Why not mount the caliper between the two lateral ‘top tubes’ for more functional cable routing that eliminates the big loop in the cable, and use a regular caliper?

Dan
Think alike on this one. There is an extra brace back there. Whether it's meant for a brake caliper, or just a fender screw, I don't know. Curious as to if there's enough beef there to move the caliper to...

-D.S.
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