@Kai - Thank you for your compliment about my Honjo fenders.
In regards as to why I am using a brake noodle for routing my rear brake cable and housing is because simply I want a smoother feel and better response in my rear cantilever brakes through my brake lever up front in my low bar Clem Smith Jr. L bicycle. This my first mixte frame. The original way the cable and housing was, it felt like it was binding and not giving me the correct braking response as I felt that there was something that could be done in a better way to bring me more braking efficiency. After seeing Allan's picture of his 135 degree brake noodle on his Rivendell bicycle, I believed and remain in believing that it will be the solution to smoother rear braking in comparison to the original cable and housing setup. Outside of all of the above, I honestly am unable to answer your other questions. I do not know. The answers would have to be offered from the RBWOB members' perspective and knowledge. With warm regards, from a sunny day in the PNW, Kim Hetzel. On Mon, Apr 1, 2024, 2:57 PM Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY <[email protected]> wrote: > ..and sweet fenders they are, can’t blame you for sticking with what > works. > What’s the science behind brake noodles anyways? > I know I need them to route to my V-brakes, otherwise I’d have a mess of > housing sticking out the side of my bike, and I’ve used them to route > friction shifters out of the way of front bags with much success, but I > always thought there was a price to pay with slightly more friction in the > system, not less. > Obviously if it works, great, but if it works, why are we all not using > noodles to route cables any old way we’d like? > Thoughts? Proofs? Anybody using a noodle in an indexed shifting system > have a story? > Thanks > -Kai > > > On Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12:59:40 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> @Kai - >> >> I thank-you for the suggestion of using V-brakes. I am staying with my >> Dia Compe 980 cantilever brakes that clear without question my Honjo 65 >> Flat fenders. I have no problems with adjusting them. >> >> Kim Hetzel. >> >> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024, 7:14 AM Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Speaking of extraneous gizmos, how about losing the cantilever brakes >>> and going with a V-brake? Cantilevers are cool, and they clear fenders >>> better, and they’re fun to problem solve, but linear pull brakes are so >>> very much great and easy. >>> -Kai >>> >>> On Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:56:44 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Personally, I’d leave as-is. Aesthetically, I wouldn’t want another >>>> unsightly, unnecessary piece of hardware detracting from that beautiful >>>> seat lug and already perfectly functional binder bolt. But then again, some >>>> people enjoy adding extraneous gizmos to their bikes. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> Lexington KY >>> >>> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/0hhoYN6hhl0/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/741d5e8f-d40d-44be-a53f-2327d70dc0b5n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/741d5e8f-d40d-44be-a53f-2327d70dc0b5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/0hhoYN6hhl0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/09a029df-8c10-4f15-a38f-8b44ab65a059n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/09a029df-8c10-4f15-a38f-8b44ab65a059n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANRt_x%3DEp%2BPEUdhqPSznu_CUDHs3Fo9z7x94KSLxzSaiByughw%40mail.gmail.com.
