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Old 08-01-25 | 01:49 AM
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Most vertically adjustable V-brakes?

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¿What are the most vertically adjustable v brakes out there? So far, I found promax p1, with a 350mm travel.

What I want is to use a 29 wheel with a fork with brake posts for a 27,5 one.

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Old 08-01-25 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by sanchoysanchez
¿What are the most vertically adjustable v brakes out there? So far, I found promax p1, with a 350mm travel.

What I want is to use a 29 wheel with a fork with brake posts for a 27,5 one.
You need about (622-584)/2 = 19 mm extra height. Something like this should be more than plenty.
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Probably Paul MotoLites have the most but I don't know that you will have enough to go vertically. I would not recommend anything from a place like Ali for so many reasons.
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I would not recommend anything from a place like Ali for so many reasons.
Yeah we know, you said already. But I frequently buy stuff from AliExpress and I've only had a couple of problems, apart from those the stuff has all been fit for purpose, and it usually arrives pretty quickly considering the logistics (for some items shipping is slow and expensive, remember to factor that in when comparing prices). I just did an order for a few small things I might normally buy from Amazon, but I didn't need for a week, and sure enough it arrived in a week. And it's cheap, like me. Which I guess is why I suggested a $22 product* and you suggested a $220 product.

* 30% more with tariff?
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Old 08-02-25 | 10:36 AM
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Yeah we know, you said already. But I frequently buy stuff from AliExpress and I've only had a couple of problems, apart from those the stuff has all been fit for purpose, and it usually arrives pretty quickly considering the logistics (for some items shipping is slow and expensive, remember to factor that in when comparing prices). I just did an order for a few small things I might normally buy from Amazon, but I didn't need for a week, and sure enough it arrived in a week. And it's cheap, like me. Which I guess is why I suggested a $22 product* and you suggested a $220 product.

* 30% more with tariff?
You clearly don't know if it was known people would stop giving that corporation money. You want to know why it is cheap scratch the surface a little, it isn't good. All of you keep acting as if fakes, knockoffs and poor labor practices are OK because it is a cheap price and quick shipping. I am sorry you are offended I care about more than just a tiny sliver of initial price and don't care how it go there. My parents didn't raise me to maltreat others just for a low price or something trivial so I don't do it. It was a good lesson, certainly one more people could use these days.
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Old 08-02-25 | 12:56 PM
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Thank you both. I am kind of building a cheap gravel bike from and old trekking/hybrid one, so Moto brakes are probably more expensive than the whole bike.
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
You clearly don't know if it was known people would stop giving that corporation money. You want to know why it is cheap scratch the surface a little, it isn't good. All of you keep acting as if fakes, knockoffs and poor labor practices are OK because it is a cheap price and quick shipping. I am sorry you are offended I care about more than just a tiny sliver of initial price and don't care how it go there. My parents didn't raise me to maltreat others just for a low price or something trivial so I don't do it. It was a good lesson, certainly one more people could use these days.
I hope you don't own any Apple products.
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