Eric do you mean these rollers? https://velo-orange.com/collections/brake-parts/products/gran-compe-straddle-cable-hanger
i just upgrade to these, and i do like how it was a little easier to get the starting cable in, and you can remove the roller in case your straddle cable have ends already on them, but i dunno if it made any difference over the standard $1 dia compe carriers i was using before! the paul's look cool but i agree with others, not sure its enough of a difference to choose over standard options, but then again some choices we make on bike parts dont always make sense! On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 2:54:14 PM UTC-4 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > I will never find it again but I read somewhere that Paul Price said the > Moon Units don't work any better than other cable hangers, but they look > cool. > > I gave up on them because they're too fancy and expensive, realizing a > humble cable hanger is all you need. I still have a set on my Appaloosa. > > For the price of Moon Units I'd rather have some funky vintage hangers > from Suntour or Mafac or those cool rollers Dia Compe used to make. > > On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:39:56 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > >> I can't speak to a Moon Unit but I have used a wider cable carrier and it >> offered nothing over the basic Dia-Compe style ones. More effectiive for >> the front at least is a Tektro 1277A fork mounted cable stop. They can be >> used in the rear of your bike has no cable stop, use the correct mounting >> bolt, and the geometry is right. >> >> On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:48:41 AM UTC-4 weste...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> They are a lot easier to set up -- it's a lot easier to tighten the >>> cable with the fixed bolt. They're wider than most carriers, which >>> translates into a bit more leverage (or mechanical advantage) , which >>> "might" be good with certain aero brake levers (making sure you have enough >>> lever pull), but it is not really that wide, and adjusting the straddle >>> cable height up or down will in most cases have more impact on the amount >>> of mechanical advantage. >>> >>> I do have a set with Suntour XC Pro Cantilevers on my Toyo Atlantis -- >>> they're nice and worthwhile, but I got mine for about $25 used, so... >>> :) >>> >>> Julian Westerhout >>> Bloomington, IL >>> On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 2:06:32 AM UTC-5 exliontamer wrote: >>> >>>> Just curious if anyone has real opinions on the actually functionality >>>> of Moon Units vs normal stock ones. My instinct is telling me that it's a >>>> $60 shiny thing that will make adjustment & setup a tiny bit easier. Also >>>> it seems it gives the straddle cable a different yoke shape so that was my >>>> main nerd out question. I'd be using them with the Touring Cantis btw. >>>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- 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/6006b488-1143-4e7b-877d-6e3ca3cbc87cn%40googlegroups.com.
