Thanks Bill, The shop owner that first mentioned them to me was pretty enthusiastic about 'em during our discussion but since that was last winter I cannot now recall whether he had already tried them and was pleased with their performance/set-up/etc. or was more excited about trying them.
On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 3:38:33 PM UTC-5, Bill M. wrote: > > I just set up my first disc-braked bike using these brakes. Mine are > branded Juin Tech (Yokozuna rebrands the calipers includes a set of their > own cables, otherwise the same). They are dead simple to set up and adjust > - attach the calipers loosely, install the cable, then tighten the caliper > bolts while firmly holding the brake lever to align the caliper to the > disc. Spin the wheel and tighten the adjusting knob until the pads start > to contact the disc, then back it off until they don't. Done. Further pad > adjustments are manual but as simple as can be. > > I have not taken the bike down any significant hills but the lever effort > is low and they provide plenty of stopping power. No complaints there at > all. Far better than any canti's I have owned. > > Longevity is still an open question, I have under 200 dry miles on them so > far. > > Bill > Stockton, CA > > On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 8:18:23 AM UTC-8, Coal Bee Rye Anne > wrote: >> >> Anyone here have any experience using the Yokozuna cable actuated >> hydraulic disc calipers? If I understand correctly these have a sealed >> hydraulic system contained within the caliper only and use standard long >> pull brake cables/levers. These were mentioned to me by the owner of a >> local shop during a visit a few months ago but I have not yet seen them in >> person. >> > -- 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.
