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Suzy Jackson
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Hi all,
Just a comment on my old brakes.
I've been riding my old roadie this last week, on account of doing a course in the city, and having
nowhere secure to keep my bike.
It's a lot of fun. 7 speed 13-21 cassette, downtube shifters, and good old trusty Campy Athena
single pivot brakes (circa 1987).
Now I rode with these brakes for close to ten years before upgrading a couple of years ago, and
never would have said they were great, but then I'd not have bagged them either. However now, after
getting used to my nice Chorus dual pivots, I'm amazed how I survived so long with these brakes.
They're deadly! In order to get them to slow the bike, you have to apply an amazing amount of force
at the lever. I nearly mowed down a pedestrian today on the way home, because I didn't yank hard
enough on the lever.
Anyways, that's my rant for the day.
Regards,
Suzy
PS: before you say it, no they're not binding or anything. They move fine, it's just that they
don't actually stop the bike
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Suzy Jackson [email protected] http://www.suzyj.net
Just a comment on my old brakes.
I've been riding my old roadie this last week, on account of doing a course in the city, and having
nowhere secure to keep my bike.
It's a lot of fun. 7 speed 13-21 cassette, downtube shifters, and good old trusty Campy Athena
single pivot brakes (circa 1987).
Now I rode with these brakes for close to ten years before upgrading a couple of years ago, and
never would have said they were great, but then I'd not have bagged them either. However now, after
getting used to my nice Chorus dual pivots, I'm amazed how I survived so long with these brakes.
They're deadly! In order to get them to slow the bike, you have to apply an amazing amount of force
at the lever. I nearly mowed down a pedestrian today on the way home, because I didn't yank hard
enough on the lever.
Anyways, that's my rant for the day.
Regards,
Suzy
PS: before you say it, no they're not binding or anything. They move fine, it's just that they
don't actually stop the bike
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Suzy Jackson [email protected] http://www.suzyj.net