I had v-brakes on it originally but the pull ratio on the brake lever was totally wrong. To cult a long story short, i read somewhere on the www. that a long straddle wire should improve the braking power and they did. Now the Gaultier could lie in the brake blocks or/and the braking surface of the rims. I'm using Shimano Ultegra 6600 brifters.If you are using cantis then swap to v brakes. I am on the last stages of something very similar. Mine is an old kona and I have put it onto drops. Also have a cross bike on 700c and that is perhaps the most usefull bike I have ever owned. In winter it has ice spike tyres . Summer it gets cross tyres on it. You could put normal road clinchers on or even sprints and tubs.The only thing missing is you cant fit a front mudguard as its designed as a race bike. I think if I had to have only one bike then that would be it
If you are using cantis then swap to v brakes. I am on the last stages of something very similar. Mine is an old kona and I have put it onto drops. Also have a cross bike on 700c and that is perhaps the most usefull bike I have ever owned. In winter it has ice spike tyres . Summer it gets cross tyres on it. You could put normal road clinchers on or even sprints and tubs.The only thing missing is you cant fit a front mudguard as its designed as a race bike. I think if I had to have only one bike then that would be it
I have a cx bike which with rs10 wheels is just as quick as a equivalent road bike, but put some CX wheels and knobblies and hit the trails.If you are using cantis then swap to v brakes. I am on the last stages of something very similar. Mine is an old kona and I have put it onto drops. Also have a cross bike on 700c and that is perhaps the most usefull bike I have ever owned. In winter it has ice spike tyres . Summer it gets cross tyres on it. You could put normal road clinchers on or even sprints and tubs.The only thing missing is you cant fit a front mudguard as its designed as a race bike. I think if I had to have only one bike then that would be it