Useful, Mark! Didn't know there was so much variation in arm length. I haven't found a v-brake setup I like so far. Most experience has been with Avid SD-7s on our tandem where the mech advantage seems too high. Too much power and little modulation. When things get bouncy, I've been known to use the drag brake instead because there's so little room for error between light braking and full power at the levers.
Maybe I should try swapping in some shorter arms or lower advantage controls. I'd been mulling a canti swap, but the v-brakes are handier for cable routing on the tandem frame. Best, joe broach portland, or On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Mark Chandler <i.ride.gra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've used them, and like them quite a bit. My only complaint is that the > cable is secured via a grub/set-screw (rather than a conventional > bolt/washer). > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Zack B <zoombom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Anyone using the box eclipse v-brakes want to comment on them? >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Mark Chandler <i.ride.gra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> That would be indeed be useful info, but many manu's don't list that >>> measurement. I do know that the Paul MotoLite has an extended range of >>> adjustment, as do BOX/Promax. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think a good addition would be distance of bottom of brake slot from >>>> pivot point and top of slot from pivot point. Could be helpful to some >>>> folks trying conversion things. >>>> >>>> -J >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:16:23 AM UTC-4, John Boland wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, Riv sells v-brakes, so that seems as good a litmus test for >>>>> BOBishness as any. I am convinced that v-brakes are the most underrated >>>>> of >>>>> braking systems. Not as pretty as cantilevers (IMHO) and not as purely >>>>> efficient in all conditions as discs (debatable), but they are light >>>>> weight, inexpensive, and just *work* with minimal fuss. I think >>>>> entry-level mountain bikes would be better off with a quality set of V's >>>>> than the no-name, low budget cable discs that are endemic to the species. >>>>> And entry-level CXers would certainly be better off with V's than the >>>>> cheap >>>>> and maladjusted canti's that are endemic* that* species. Anyway, >>>>> thanks for the chart. I think it will be very useful to the v-brake >>>>> cognoscenti. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, June 20, 2014 12:12:47 PM UTC-4, Mark Chandler / >>>>> GRAVELBIKE.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If you want to know if a particular v-brake will clear your bike's >>>>>> tire or fender, I've compiled a list of arm lengths for popular v-brakes. >>>>>> This is a living document, and I'll update it as more info becomes >>>>>> available (not all manu's list their brakes' lengths). >>>>>> >>>>>> The list is available here: >>>>>> http://www.gravelbike.com/?p=3298 >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups internet-bob group. 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