What exactly is "modulation" when applied to brakes? I've seen the word used - and have used it myself, truth be told - but never really seen a good definition. Thanks, Kevin Lindsey Alexandria, VA
On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 6:30:27 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > To add precision: why were the IRDs better than any Vs or discs or > calipers I've used? Because with equal power, they had better modulation -- > wonderful modulation. Not a huge advantage, but distinctly there. > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Patrick Moore <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Once again, the best brakes I've ever used -- and I've used most types -- >> were IRD cantis with salmon pads set up by Rivendell staff and pulled, >> IIRC, by Tektro levers. So there is no inherent defect to cantis. How to >> get cantis to the sublime point of perfect function is a different >> question; so is the question of the type -- the IRDs were "wide profile" >> ones. OTOH, I could never get Mafac cantis, even the longer armed tandem >> model, to work worth a damn, while others say they are among the best ever. >> >> It's not ridiculous at all; it's a matter of setup! >> >> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 10:59 PM, adam leibow <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> +1 for V brakes. I don't mind setting up cantilevers at all, and I >>> prefer the way they look to V brakes, but it is ridiculous to say they are >>> even in the same ballpark re. stopping power IME & IMO. >>> >> > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > *Le sacre est la projection du Centre celeste dans la peripherie cosmique, > ou du "Moteur immobile" dans le flux des choses. *F Schuon, *Le Sens du > Sacre, *Etudes Traditionnelles, 1r q 1979 > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
