Yes, Chris King is the one and only- and I have the red one, It's the best ,of course. Rasta shmasta. We go all rasta-fried after the ride, girls.
When I was refering to two finger braking I wasn't referring to levers, but to the difference between brakes, and brakes set so sweetly that you can keep the thumb and forefinger on the shifters and still gently finesse the pads with the middle and ring fingers- for miles. Did you ever have the days ride when you realized you'd become quadraped, you now rode with all four limbs and had total control? True two finger brake set up is part of that, subtle speed control and constant shifting available. No slop in the brakes at all. I could set up cantis that well, but can't for the life of me figure out V monsters.
Fortunately the LBR has a new Mt bike magician who can tune those puppies to the standard I want, "cause I HATED v brakes when I first got them. They were lame. Still thinking about getting some Avid cantis if I can find them, but maybe I'm getting to be a retrogrouch. But then I'd need another bike 'cause I always wanted hydraulics, the cops all have 'em and love 'em, and then I need a disc bike for all the mucky swampy stuff down here- hate to waste a t shirt to clean rims to get home safe... So many toys, so little time.
So I've been out of the loop while I was hurt- what's the Callisto? Who makes it? I'm still riding my '95 Zaskar hardtail, probably will be buried with it (love that bike) but she needs fashionable new goodies every year- and I need to change saddle shapes. Enlighten me?

missliz