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Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-28-24, 05:30 PM

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600 dual pivot brakes, springs are very stiff?

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Posted By jackbombay

Today I swapped the brifters with some older...

Today I swapped the brifters with some older ultegra units that are SUPER SLR instead of NEW SUPER SLR, and the brakes work much better, and the perception of "lots of spring tension" at the lever is...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-27-24, 11:14 AM

Replies: 13

600 dual pivot brakes, springs are very stiff?

Views: 497

Posted By jackbombay

Akkkk!!! Good to know! I just did...

Akkkk!!! Good to know!

I just did this and it did help some, but, still fairly stiff.

My previous post, #6, has the issue correctly identified, I had no idea that different dual pivot...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-27-24, 10:37 AM

Replies: 13

600 dual pivot brakes, springs are very stiff?

Views: 497

Posted By jackbombay

The spring is in the "less tension" position, but...

The spring is in the "less tension" position, but that link got me going down the shimano worm hole and I found this quote below here (https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=141578),

The...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-27-24, 09:40 AM

Replies: 13

600 dual pivot brakes, springs are very stiff?

Views: 497

Posted By jackbombay

600 dual pivot brakes, springs are very stiff?

EDIT- I figured ot the issue, this bike does have Sora ST-3503 levers on it which are "New Super SLR" which have increased cable pull and "can be used with "Super SLR" (less cable pull) calipers",...

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