08-10-2012, 12:37 AM
cables are easy - if you are in the USA and black is OK; Bell brand at Wal-mart for less than $5- for a complete set: front and rear brakes and derailleurs. If you want white, any bicycle shop will sell to you for less than $20- Amazon is in between.
Brakes, once you have the wheels back on, you need to measure 'reach'. Scroll down in this article to the heading titled: "Reach"
http://sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html
As to what to purchase, Tektro dual pivots, probably "nutted" and I would guess (measure reach !!!) Tektro R536. I have R559 and R536 on two of my bikes, and I installed R556 on a friends bike - amazingly effective brakes at a very reasonable cost.
If one of us is close to you, we'd be happy to assist you.
Brakes, once you have the wheels back on, you need to measure 'reach'. Scroll down in this article to the heading titled: "Reach"
http://sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html
As to what to purchase, Tektro dual pivots, probably "nutted" and I would guess (measure reach !!!) Tektro R536. I have R559 and R536 on two of my bikes, and I installed R556 on a friends bike - amazingly effective brakes at a very reasonable cost.
If one of us is close to you, we'd be happy to assist you.
Nigel
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