All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I recently bought 1986 Halfords folding bike, which has become my round town, won't get stolen bike.
When I bought it the brakes were woeful. I've replaced the steel front wheel with an aluminium one, replaced the plastic brake levers with stronger ones, and am using compressionless brake outers with new pads. The braking is vastly improved - they are now just poor.
Do you have any thoughts or experience on how to improve them further, or does the caliper drop of 72mm mean this is as good as I can expect?
When I bought it the brakes were woeful. I've replaced the steel front wheel with an aluminium one, replaced the plastic brake levers with stronger ones, and am using compressionless brake outers with new pads. The braking is vastly improved - they are now just poor.
Do you have any thoughts or experience on how to improve them further, or does the caliper drop of 72mm mean this is as good as I can expect?
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