SHIMANODeore BR-T610 V-Brakes - Black, 120 mm

Treat yourself to these, the best Shimano V Brakes available. Unlike those off-brand brakes on your bike now, these come with their own bushings and replaceable shoes.The bushings need some explaining. Lesser V Brakes and cantilevers use the brake boss as the bushing, this means there is always a bit of fettling involved. These don't do that, they have their own bushing and therefore, if you put them on tight, they still have the spring tension they are designed to have.The replaceable shoes mean you can set them up once, getting the toe-in right. You can then replace the shoes,, even with after-market ones, knowing the toe in will be how you set it up the first time. This means no squeal or shudder.Do clean your wheels before putting these on, also true up your wheels. Also put fresh cables in, buying the best you can, Shimano or Jagwire.There is no difference between front and rear, just the orientation of the brake shoes. If stock of front or rear V Brakes is a problem, you can put fronts on the back or vice-versa. Just swap the shoes.The noodle can also be bent if you have a rear rack or anything else in the way of a clear cable run. Just use two pairs of pliers and don't crush the noodle.There is no nook to tuck the extra cable into which I was disappointed by. So only 5 rather than 11 stars due to that minor detail.A final thing - don't throw yourself over the bars due to your brakes actually working! Having brakes that work can require getting used to. That said, the modulation with these brakes and top quality cables is amazing, such a nice feel. Go get 'em - you deserve it!

Bought this to replace a tired, slightly bent front Tektro unit which came on a secondhand Islabike.It was straight forward to fit and adjust and after a day or so of initial bedding in, my son reported the brake felt "alot stoppier" :)

The dogs b's, did the job foe me

Very easy to fit and it works great. Very good swap of my old brakes

They fitted well, and appear to be working.Shame internet based instructions weren't easily foldable though.

Quality product with prompt delivery on a good price!

Came next day, was a life saver as I use my cycle for work, easy to fit, thank you.

My Tern cycles original brakes were sticky, and despite greasing the pivots they were still unbalanced, as it turned out the locating pin had twisted in the housing. These brakes have the correct arm length, and worked with the original 'noodle' which has a different bend on it. The brake boss body is larger than the originals but still clamped up fine onto the studs with a slight wobble for and aft but that doesn't affect the performance and I think it's probably intentional?