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Are road caliper brakes usually compatible with any model of lever/STI shifter?
I have a Specialized Allez 16 (2011) road bike with Shimano 2300 STI shifters and no-name brand caliper brakes. The brakes have always felt a bit mushy despite my best efforts at adjustment/replacing ...
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Are all side-pull road bicycle brakes compatible?
I'm new to road bikes, but have been building mountain bikes for many years. I purchased a cheap road bike (at BSO price level) which I am upgrading for fun.
I'd like to upgrade the brakes to ...
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Brake levers for Dia Compe centre pull brakes
I'm looking at replacing the brake levers on an older road bike and was wondering if the cable pull ratio for the old Dia Compe center pull brakes pictured below is compatible with new road brake ...
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