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@minty95
Hi all
A newbie here : I have just bought a 2011 Specialzed Langster steel for playing around in the countryside around my home, I don't live in a town, this is only for road riding not town riding.
I am only using the bike for fitness purposes or riding to work, as it's only a 20km ride from home.
I am starting to get used to the position, the bike, the 1 gear (42/16) ... etc.
As I only ride MTBs normally, the only thing that I don't like with this setup are the brakes as they are crap, I'm used to XTR disc brakes,
Not being used to singlespeeds or roadies bikes, I haven't a clue what to brakes I could buy to replace the original ones, I can live with the brakes on the top of the drop bars, I would just like some real stopping power.
Any suggestions would be really nice, many thanks
For info, these are fitted for the moment - Light dual pivot brake, Teflon pivots, forged alloy, w/ standard angle adjustable pads