Originally Posted by
meanwhile
(My last post ignores issues with Tricross bikes fitted with Mini-V's as they are just an illustration of why you have to damn careful to look over a modern Specialized for overly marketing oriented engineering - if the Tricross was *more* like a typical crosser there would be fewer threads about its brakes!)
Specialized put these Mini-V's on I believe one year because of all the complaints. Specialized is a company that seems to really modify this particular line when they get complaints about it. Take the 2007 Comp which came with a triple. People complained about it and it was dropped the next year. Same thing with the Mini-V's. If people simply learned how to adjust them, they'd be pleased with these brakes. I've had 3 Tricross's and have yet to have issues with the brakes. BUT, each and every one was not adjusted correctly. 5 minutes later and everything is right with the world.