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Old 04-14-09 | 08:18 AM
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston

Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0

Try it - you'll like it!

I got lucky with drops from an old steel Ross 10-speed; meaning: they were the right diamter to flip the Rapidfile shift/brake combo. I did have to replace the cables and housings too because the flip requires more cable looped up front by the bars. Also the steerer extender was a must for me. I am 6' tall with 34" legs.

Now I'm thinking about how long these Rapid fires will last and what would berequired to swap with other levers and shifters and do I have to change the brakes then. I'm thinking this setup should last the season. Hope I'm right! :-)
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