on 2/17/09 4:48 AM, Steve Palincsar at palin...@his.com wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 22:41 -0800, rob markwardt wrote: >> Thanks. One of the reasons I asked is because I have a set of the Cane >> Creek/Tektro levers ready to go. I have them on my Bleriot and really >> like the feel...I might swap the calipers anyway just cause I like the >> name Bigmouth! > > On the other hand, you may not be thrilled with the performance. I > don't know about the Bigmouth, but some of the dual pivot long reach > sidepulls offer less satisfactory performance than the Shimano (see the > test in the current Bicycle Quarterly).
I read that test and have seen references to supposed poor performance with the longer-reach brakes and really have had the opposite experience. Have to say that the long-reach Silvers on the Hilsen stop plenty fast. Nose wheelies are fun. Less hand pressure than the canti's on my Quickbeam, as an example. I have to "gear down" when making the switch. Maybe I need to ride faster. ;^) - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Get your photos posted: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "Then I sat up, wiped the water out of my eyes, and looked at my bike, and just like that I knew it was dead" -- Robert McCammon, "Boy's Life" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
