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Forum: Hybrid Bicycles

12-20-12, 06:18 PM

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Boardman Hybrid and Avid BB5 brake mismatch?

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Posted By pierce

indeed, quite a few brake levers are dual mode. ...

indeed, quite a few brake levers are dual mode. I've used the cheap tektro duals on a bike that had a sturmey archer drum brake in back, and a diacompe sidepull caliber in front, solved a 20 year...

Forum: Hybrid Bicycles

12-14-12, 03:04 PM

Replies: 10

Boardman Hybrid and Avid BB5 brake mismatch?

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Posted By pierce

to improve rim brakes, buff them up a bit with a...

to improve rim brakes, buff them up a bit with a little medium sand paper, and adjust them for proper toe-in (trailing edge of the brake shoe should be about 1mm wider than the leading edge, and...

Forum: Hybrid Bicycles

12-13-12, 03:34 PM

Replies: 10

Boardman Hybrid and Avid BB5 brake mismatch?

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Posted By pierce

only place brake pull matters AFAIK, is long pull...

only place brake pull matters AFAIK, is long pull V brakes (and many mechanical disks) vs everything else. small differences in leverage are -meh-, squeeze a little harder, or lighter, as the case...

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