Yeah, and that's my only data-point, so may not be the best? They just seemed to be on/off and nothing really inbetween...
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:45 PM, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have Gary Fisher Cobia 29er with discs and it's got a LOT of control over > the breaking. from sudden to damping, whatever i want. i've never had em > lock up. maybe the mechanism is a bit different on these? i just know i > like em. > > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 8:34 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > > I've rode my friend's C'dale Caffeine 29er. It has disks and they locked > up really fast. Not a whole lot of modulation. I like feathering the > brakes and suppose I could get used to it, but wasn't impressed. I can lock > up my wheels with cantis w/out problem, so don't see the need. Plus I can > use the wheelset I have. > > I'm probably going to get a Karate Monkey, as mentioned here earlier, but > am still really smitten by the Hunq. Either way I'm going to use Midge > clone bars w/ road levers, so am investing now in the bits and pieces I'll > need. HOpefully ready by Summer! > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > >> one word... well maybe two.. disc brakes. >> >> when you want to stop big tires in the dirt disc's are in another >> world. Hydraulics are best, but Avid cable disc's were damn good too. >> I have a steel Haro Mary 29er with hydraulics and the disc's are >> almost scary on pavement they stop so fast. But no drop bars except >> with the cable versions. >> >> Of course there is a certain satisfaction in riding those same trails >> with your 700x35 knobbies and canti's and drop bars. >> >> ~Mike~ >> >> On Mar 8, 7:36 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > What are the down-sides to using a "regular" road lever (Tektro/Cane >> Creek) >> > with V- Brakes? >> > >> > I'm starting to piece together a mtn. bike (frame TBD). I'm starting >> with >> > what I have lying around and going from there... >> > >> > Long shot request. Anyone have a single front Dia Compe 287-V lying >> around >> > unused and lonely? I need the long-pull "V" kind, not the regular 287 >> > model. I have a right I'm not using, but the left is on our tandem. >> > >> > FWIW, Cane Creek has a really nice looking updated version. Pricey as >> all >> > get out though.< >> http://harriscyclery.net/product/dia-compe-scr-5v-drop-levers-for-v-b...> >> > >> > -- >> > Cheers, >> > David >> > Redlands, CA >> > >> > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >> > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >> > scientist guy >> >> -- >> 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
