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@El_Diablo
not ridden it in anger, and my partners are silph-like, I got Deore LX on Mavic 917's I think, bomb proof!
If worried about weight then go for the 40's, but 36 do fine, I have ridden Shamal's on a tandem with a child (son or daughter)on the back at over 40 mph downhill, and won the "Old Crock's ten tt between the three of us- their first race ie "Dad is it always like this with trophies and people clapping ????." Oh how I wish it was!
Now rebuilding No. 1 tandem (other one is No. 2), tandem building is 2 steps forward and three back...... :-(((
V brakes with the adaptors @ £15 each do work well with drop brakes though on a road frame .