We have faithfully recreated a legendary brake system from the 1990s — the WestPine Brake. Inspired by the classic U-brake style, the WestPine features a bottom-mounted booster that makes it fully compatible with standard V-brake mounts.
We have faithfully recreated and further refined a legendary brake system from the 1990s — the WestPine Brake. The engraving appears in white, adding a personalized and premium touch. This brake works best with short-pull V-brake levers.
The only change we made was optimizing the shape of the bearing dust covers on both ends of the hub and added a screw loosening–prevention design. so the second-generation version looks slightly more refined when viewed up close.
Spokes Length(without Elbow): 160mm / 6.30". Wheel spoke kit includes enough spokes and nipples to rebuild your motorcycle wheel. Not only replace the spokes and nipples but upgrade them for race durability.
Weight: 26T- 43g; 28T- 48g; 30T- 53g; 32T- 56g; 34T- 64g; 36T- 69g; 38T- 73g. MTB chainrings you may use the following chains: all 10sp, 11sp, 12sp SRAM Eagle and 10sp, 11sp, 12sp Shimano chains. Made in Poland.
The one piece is marked GTO Thunder Bird Shimano, the lever isn't marked that I could see and the other piece has a circled F, unsure who makes the 2 pieces.
A sweet front derailleur from Shimano! In great shape! With a 25.4mm clamp. In good shape for its age. A good spit shine would do it well. Our sales have provided funding to give away over 13,000 bikes, divert 1000 tons from the landfill, and teach repair skills to over 7000 people.