Yes, I love my Voyageur. It has center pull dia-comp brakes. I rode the Nishiki last night and it rode great! I wish I could find out more about it. The chainrings are 54 and 49. The smaller one is much too large for the hills around here. I suppose I will have to change the entire crankset. I don't know if I will do that right away. I don't want to put a lot of money in the bike yet.