Shimano BR-M422 Acera Bicycle V-Brake (Rear, Black)
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Customer Review
Don't think about this one just buy it
The C-Star linear pull brake on the rear of my new Schwinn had a problem with a weak spring essentially not allowing the brake to be centered, instead of dealing with pacific cycle and probably having to send the bike back or at least the component back I ordered this. Out of the box you feel the difference in terms of quality construction and finish, additionally the design of the spring system makes so much more sense, allowing you to easily release tension without having a spring jam into your fingertip is definitely a plus. They came out of the box ready to go already balanced with plenty of spring tension and fit my relatively narrow aero rims (Tire size is 700*38c but I could easily get a 700*32c on) the pads are slightly thin but they have a large surface area and don't deflect as much as regular pads thus limiting mushy braking. The only issue was the noodle sleeve (e.g. round hollow thing that attaches to the plastic coming from the frame tube (tough to explain) was too...
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Foolishly inexpensive, yet well-made and work great.
These brakes are suspiciously inexpensive but I had no problems with them. They do what V-brakes are supposed to do.
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Easy to install and works great.
I wrote a review on the front brake. Product is great, but comes set up with the wide spacers. I switched to the narrow spacers and it worked great. On another note, I bought the matching front and back brakes, and I could not tell the difference between them.
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Product Description
| Item Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Brake Usage F/R | Rear |
| Hub/Brake Compatibility | Rim Brake |
| Brake Type | Linear Pull |
| Brake Lever Actuation | Long Pull |
| Defined Color | Black |







Happy with these for my 2004 V6 Accord