Originally Posted by
knobster
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.
Well, there you. The idea that there is some sort of special non-trivial problem specific to cross bikes is even more absurd.