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  1. How do I get this combination to work?

  2. "Steve Watkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    How do I get this combination to work?

    You need QBP 'Travel Agents':

    gearshift.co.ukGearshift Disc Brakes 9
    5.html (bottom of page)

    See article here on drops/v-brake combo (mentions Travel
    Agent as well as Dia Compe brakes designed for the job):

    phred.orgbrakes.html

    Simon

  3. Quoted message said:

    phred.orgbrakes.html

    Or just use cantis as suggested in the article (which I've
    just read again). Or mix the two -- which is what I do.

    Simon

  4. Any body got a set of these levers for sale?

    "Steve Watkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    How do I get this combination to work?

  5. Simonb said:


    "Steve Watkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    How do I get this combination to work?

    You need QBP 'Travel Agents':

    gearshift.co.ukGearshift Disc Brakes
    _95.html (bottom of page)

    See article here on drops/v-brake combo (mentions Travel
    Agent as well as Dia Compe brakes designed for the job):

    phred.orgbrakes.html

    An option not mentioned in this article is that of mini-V-
    brakes. These are designed to work with less cable pull and
    so need no adapters to work with standard drops. Tektro do
    one of these and I think there is another brand out there.
    They were, a few months ago at least, very difficult to get
    hold of. My LBS failed to get a pair because even the
    official distributors (Raleigh) didn't know what they were---
    they are in their catalogue! They were reviewed in C+
    (positively) a few months ago and in Cycle (negatively) a
    couple of months ago.

    Colin
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  6. Steve Watkin said:

    Any body got a set of these levers for sale?

    sjscycles.comvIndex.htm - about
    halfway down. I've got them on my tourer. Work OK though the
    cable seems to need tightening about every third day.

    --

    Dave Larrington - legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uklegslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
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  7. On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:11:44 -0000, "Simonb"
    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    You need QBP 'Travel Agents':

    Or Dia Compe V-brake compatible drop-=bar levers

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    Guy
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