Originally Posted by
kwrides
Thanks for the brake advice. I've been thinking about trying some Kool Stops, and that's probably my cheapest place to start. Glad to hear they are working for you. Can you expand on what you mean when you say "travel agents"? I've never heard of these. Is it something to do with the difference when you go from canti to V? (BTW - I was going to try google, but "travel agent" doesn't quite work
You know, I was NOT happy that most of the bikes in my sub$1000 price range came with a triple, but now that I have it I realize it would have been a bad choice to swap to a compact double since this is a commuting specific setup and I never use the big ring. I think some day I may try to convert it to a 9-speed though.
I'm the same way, don't love the triple, but I'm in the middle ring 99% of the time anyway. Once the Sora shifters finally give up the ghost (7,000 miles, all-weather, and still going strong) I will probably go to a 1x10 setup for ease of commuting, racing, and ease of wheelset swapping with my Van Dessel.