Pete Biggs wrote:

Richard Bates wrote:
I'm pilfering parts from my sister's old bike and want to replace my
single pivot hex's with some dual pivot nutties. Apart from the slight

Hex key brakes save carrying a spanner about, but there's no safety reason
why they can't be swapped for nutted ones as long as they can be done up
tight.


.... And they work like a dream. Exage 300 is so much nicer than NoName.
Springs are less stiff too so hopefully the middle finger on my right
hand (front brake) will stop hurting.