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Old 30th April 2009, 07:42
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Originally Posted by Straylight View Post
I'll let you know when mine arrive, what are the levers attached to, v-brakes? If so, I've found a significant improvement by switching the blocks to Avids, and also regularly clean the rims to maintain their grip. I'd also check the block alignment to the rim to try and improve things.
I have disk at the front and V brakes at the rear, the rear is OK as that requires a lot less pressure. My front is still not great despite a series of improvements, the pull ratio now feels right but the short lever means I can't apply enough pressure.
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