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11-27-25 | 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maddog34

that's a front flat mount caliper, that got slapped on the rear mounts.

While Shimano does seem to make a front and rear caliper, I can’t see any difference between them other than the adapter plate.

The rear would have the same cable routing as we see in hardknox1’s pictures. The Spyres will probably be a better routing.

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