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Old 02-28-06, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pricklycommute
It looks like the brake setup is "Avid SD-5 w/Dia-Compe 287 Aero levers". No good pictures of the brake setup, but they seem to be normal V-brakes with road levers. Maybe I am missing something.
Yup. That particular set of road brake levers is the exception to the rule. They are designed for use with linear-pull brakes.
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