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Old 08-06-08 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Antipodes
No offense, but they'd have to be the ugliest sidepull brakes I've ever seen. Yuck!
Eh........To each their own. As stated previously it's not about the looks. It's about the weight. These weigh just a tad bit more than a brand new TI set of Zero Gravity's at a 1/3 of the price.......Probably don't stop as well though. And it's for a C&V build so I got the lightest un-drilled set of vintage calipers I could find. I'll shave another 8 grams per caliper with some Corima pads so it'll be real close to modern super lightweight stuff.
To be perfectly honest the whole build will be ugly and will probably ride like a wet noodle. The frame is anodized champagne, it has a white headset, black brakes, silver cables, and polished cranks. Weight is the only consideration other than being relatively vintage. 80's anyway...
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