I was going to suggest thinner brake pads also. At some point, the brake will only open so far and extra slack in the cable will not help. I run a Tektro 559 on the rear of my Betty Foy and a Dia-Compe 610 center pull on the front. I have a Dia-Compe Quick release hanger for the center pull on the front. I release the quick release and then I have enough slack to undo the straddle cable on the center pull. 44cm tires barely get by the pads.
If you have to take the front wheel off to get the bike in the car, then this is important. I do not use bike racks, so if I put a bike in the Honda Fit - the front wheel comes off. I prefer the Honda Element which requires no disassembly of of the bike (except for the now departed Hubbuhubbuh) for bike carrying duties, although I have considering building a mounting system in the Element that would carry several bikes that would require removal of the front wheel. This would mimic an original Element accessory that mounted the bike by the front forks with a quick release onto a bracket. You can narrow the brake pads that you already have with a file and/or sandpaper. Laing On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 1:19:24 PM UTC-4 Ian A wrote: > Would a thinner brake pad help? Kool Stop make their excellent thin line > series. > > > On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 10:36:19 AM UTC-6 mhec...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I'm familiar with the adjuster on the lever and with cable splitters, >> since I have a coupled tandem (which I will be selling soon). The cable >> splitter won't work on the front brake since the housing runs from lever to >> caliper. I'm not familiar with the Shimano in line QR. Looks interesting. >> Perhaps before I buy the next set of tires. >> Michael >> >> On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 4:32:19 PM UTC-4 Ian A wrote: >> >>> Shimano make an inline cable adjuster with quick release >>> https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/ultegra-r8000/SM-CB90.html >>> >>> Alternatively cable splitters would work, but they would not allow tool >>> free wheel removal >>> https://www.ticycles.com/components/da-vinci-cable-splitters >>> >>> IanA Alberta Canada >>> >>> On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 2:12:27 PM UTC-6 mhec...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> The brakes on my wife's Betty Foy are driving me nuts. This is a stock >>>> bike, in fact it was RBWs sales bike and it came with Bosco bars, Techtro >>>> 559 side pull clippers and Shimano levers. There is no QR on the levers >>>> and >>>> a minimal one on the calipers This is a very poor combination as I can >>>> only >>>> get an inflated 38mm tire off and on, while the frame can handle a 42mm >>>> tire. I wonder what GP was thinking when he made this choice. >>>> >>>> Has anyone found a work around to improve this situation? >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9048f5c5-9271-4355-a3c9-8db217e693bdn%40googlegroups.com.
