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Vittoria Corsa Tyre impossible to mount on LightBicycle Rim
After much incredibly fruitless painstaking efforts to mount the tyre, I am ready to try anything.
My rims are LightBicycle Falcon Wheelset AR56 Road/CX RR56C03. (rim brakes)
External Rim Width: 28mm
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Is disk brake effectiveness mitigated by tyres losing traction under strong braking?
So I understand that disk brakes are superior to rim brakes and this leads to faster stopping particularly in wet weather.
I have wondered though, in wet conditions when you wish to stop as fast as ...
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How to tell if a new pair of brake calipers will fit my wheel, tire, and frame?
I have a Takara Kabuto. It has 700x32 tires (I don't really know what that means).
I was looking at upgrading the brake calipers. I was looking at these, among others.
How do I tell if they will ...
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