Thanks. I learned about the fork mount cable stop after I picked up the mini-v brake. I think that would have made a difference. Unfortunately, I no longer have that bike, so I'll never know if it would have made a difference.
However, I am in the market for a cross bike, unless I break down and buy the latest Trek carbon with etap....I've borrowed a friend's Black Mtn Cycles (BMC) cross bike and it is a very nice bike so far. It has Paul mini-vs and so far, very nice. Not a big fan of tig-welded frames, so I may considering a Della Santa as he's builds a nice bike at a very reasonable price. Good Luck! On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:24:04 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > Definitely not the XC pro brakes Brewster. I find them very easy to > setup and adjust, and the for the bikes I have owned or used the best > performing brake. As with everything bike, one person's bliss is another's > hell and no one can explain it so don't bother ;) No biggie. I have found > some bikes just don't go well with certain brakes, and there is always > another brake to try. Glad you found something that worked for you ! And > this is the essence of this entire subject, there's many brakes(and > whatever) to choose from, none of them in themselves superior or inferior > to the other, just another kind of brake. > > One thing that may have helped you Brewster is to use a fork crown > mounted Tektro cable stop, so your cable and housing go directly to it > instead of the one long from the headset. The cable drop then is very short > and I noticed a difference right away in using it. > > > On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 12:30:11 PM UTC-4, Brewster Fong wrote: >> >> >> >> Agree, on my bike I was using a Campy ergo lever with a crappy front >> suntour xc pro canti brake, and kool stop salmon pads, I would get it >> working nicely for a couple of rides, then it would revert back to >> the shuddering and chattering that I hated when braking! Then I put on a >> cheapie tektro 926al front mini-v and lo and behold, no more >> chattering/shuddering/squealing! It just worked! I'll admit to being a >> crappy mechanic and believe that the suntour is either a terrible front >> brake or a very difficult one to adjust. Interestingly, I had the suntour >> on the rear and had zero problems with it. So, I left it on. But, mini-v >> brakes are my choice for a front brake. Of course, you excellent mechanics >> can make anything work, so YMMV! Good Luck! >> >>> >>> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
