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Originally Posted by robin3mj
Paul Mini Motos if you’re ok with the pricing, Tektro v brakes if you prefer to spend less.
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Flat bar commuters (and flat bar gravel) bikes are the best bikes.
Mini motos are nice especially with drop bar levers, but you can't beat price, simplicity, and stopping power of regular Shimano deore v brakes. My favorite brakes of all time (including discs) for how easy they are to set up and plenty of stopping power. I've paired deore v brakes with cheapish Shimano levers and this combo beats any Paul or trp mini v combo with brifters. I compared mini motos to regular vs with long pull avid levers and didn't notice a difference in stopping power. Upgrade to some Kool stop pads and who wants to deal with discs again?
If you have the hg freehub body you should be fine running 11spd MTB cassettes. Not sure though if it's the road specific 10spd Shimano hub.