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Old 03-06-05, 10:30 PM
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cheap ss brake caliper

i've been riding fixed for a while now, and i'm in the process of building a ss for someone at work. i have no brake on my bike, and i'm looking for suggestions for a cheap front caliper. any suggestions?
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Basically any caliper you find is sufficient... If whoever your building it for finds the stopping power of single pivot sidepulls not enough, put on some koolstop salmon and its all good.
Just use 2, I certainly wouldnt go SS with only one brake.
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