Don't be confused. It's not that complicated. If you run a taller straddle, it takes less brake lever travel to get the brake pads to hit the rim. So to get the same travel on your hand, you run the brake pads father away from the rim. More rim clearance.
If you run a shorter straddle, the brake lever feel at your hand is spongier. To avoid feeling like you are squishing the brake lever all the way to the bars, you run your brakes tight, and you don't have as much rim clearance. On Apr 13, 9:30 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 13, 11:47 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > <or as we used to call 'em - "pukka-pukka"> > > > That's exactly the term and the trade off I use when setting up > > cantilevers. Shorter flatter straddle => more spongy but more > > powerful. Taller straddle => more rim clearance and more pukka- > > pukka. > > I'm confused. Why does a taller straddle (if I'm understanding what > that means) give more rim clearance? -- 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.
