Tektro still makes them, but under one of the other brand names. Forgot which. Just saw some yesterday.
The Tektro hangers can work fine, but my Hillborne has cheap generic (or old Dia-Compe) hangers. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Feb 21, 2:03�pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep - they are great brakes. �They look pretty cool, of course - and > set up properly, they are quite effective at stopping! �I just wore > through the pads after two years of use, with plenty of off-road > braking. > > I'm not a big fan of the Tektro "dial in" hangers. �When I change out > the h'bars next, I'll just put generic hangers on there. > > Like the old Mafacs and Frogleg copies, there is no toe-in > adjustment. �I just sanded down to pads to prevent squeaking. �Not > good for those who want to plug and play, but with a bit of elbow > grease, they are nice brakes to have. �I wish they were still > available... > > I think Tektro still makes 'em? �I've seen a black "racing" model > before... > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Feb 21, 10:20�am, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I know that Esteban has them on his (gorgeous) Protovelo and loves > > them. I have them on my DoubleCross and think I need to tweak my cable > > housing and the straddle length. They are definitely good but I still > > need to tweak mine some. > > > On Feb 21, 12:23�pm, Rick Smith <rick_sm...@sulfurstar.com> wrote: > > > > I just purchased Ribbit cantilever brakes (front and rear) for my > > > Saluki to replace Shimano r550 cantis and probably should have asked > > > around to hear what folks thought of them. > > > > Anyone with experience using these? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Rick- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bu...@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.
