I like the old centerpulls on my Fuji 650B conversion, strong braking with good modulation... until they get wet, then they're crap until the rims are cleared. Compare that to the V brakes on my Black Mountain, which are strong all the time. And have better tire clearance.
So put me in the canti/V camp, save the caliper brakes for traditionalists who ride on mostly dry roads. Eric On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 11:09 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Lots of folks are intimidated by cantilever brakes. That's just a fact. In > any case, until you get beyond 42mm tires, centerpulls work fine--my Dia > Compes allow the easy installation and removal of a 700x43 BG Rock and Road > with no deflation. Not sure what the clearance is for the biggest Tektro > sidepulls, but I know my vintage Dia Compe G sidepulls (57mm reach?) take a > 35 with no issues. Not everybody needs/wants to run the massive tires that > seem to be so popular at the moment. I personally thing 38-42 works very > well for most paved and dirt road conditions. The Legolas as I understand > it is one of the lightest, if not the lightest Rivendell frameset, and > certainly looks bad-ass with cantis. But that is specifically a bicycle > built for racing in muddy conditions. > > I think the other issue running through this thread--redundancy in > models--may have to do with the maturation of the designer's view of > bicycles, and what makes a good and useful one. If you believe the best > bikes are bikes that can carry more than a power bar and a CO2 cartridge > and that have tires with a width greater than a quarter and should have > high or swept back bars for premium enjoyment, then, after time, your bike > models may start to resemble one another more than they don't. Eventually, > they breed until you have a mutt, which as we all know is the healthiest, > happiest breed of dog there is. Personally, I still think most of the > models are distinct enough to be worthy of continued existence, but perhaps > with most everything moving to MIT, that will eventually change. I think GP > has built up a varied and eclectic and distinctive and fun and useful > ouevre ever since 1994. And who knows what's down the road? > > On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 5:42:18 PM UTC-4, Drw wrote: >> >> The brake thing is something that I think people do care about. I >> personally would like canti mounts on every frame, but I know people who >> feel the exact opposite. >> >> I would love to see it go in the direction of race bike, real world road >> bike, country bike, tour/off road, and plus mtn bike. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
