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Old 09-02-03 | 05:56 PM
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V-Brakes: Avid and Tektro?

I've been looking into buying a new set of V-Brakes (Linear pull not parallel) and want to make sure I get something that is smooth and won't stick to the rim on one side. Yesterday I went with a friend to the LBS and he bought a Tektro V-Brake set that looks really nice, but I don't know much about them... good products or not? Also, I've been looking into Avid's V-Brakes, but I want to be sure that if I tighten the bolt down on the brake it won't keep it from rotating easily... my current el-cheap-o set of V-Brakes requires you to keep the retaining bolts a bit loose so the brake can rotate freely off the rim (did I mention this is a horrible design?). Any suggestions or comments about V-Brakes (not disc or cantilever) would be appreciated...
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