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@Sheppz
Gaaaaaaa stupid idiot bike. Amazon primed a set of Alivio V brakes on impulse thinking they would have differnt tooling or whatevs . Nope - same as the Deore- pin barely enters hole and arm ‘well’ must be at least 3-4mm shallower than the boss ‘shoulder’ WTF do I do now !? Reuse the original Altus cantis ? Try modern cantis ? Try avid v brakes ? Find some ‘vintage ‘ Shimano V brakes ? .....