Steve: Thanks, I SURE don't mind not spending... I have lots of experience with cantilever and disc brakes, although admittedly I've never really owned a pair of linear pull brakes (if you can believe it), so I'm really just trying to figure out if this is one area where you really don't need to spend money to get excellent performance (not marginal, excellent)... After all, life is too short to ride with sh***y brakes.
I think I'm going to go with the Avid Single Digit 7s... the reviews have been excellent, and I can pick up a full set F/R for $40. With the money I save I can really splurge on, say a nice rack or bag! Peace, BB On Aug 31, 7:47 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 2:09 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Rear Hub Advice > > I agree LX are a great value...<SNIP> ...Additional question regarding > brakes. I'm looking for the best > possible braking for the Bombadil, and don't mind spending extra money > to get really strong stopping power (after being spoiled by hydraulic > disc brakes on the Fargo). I'm considering the Avid Single Digit > Ultimates (which are quite spendy... $180 a pair on sale!!, but > reviewers rave about the power and performance of these)... Anyone > using these brakes? > > If you don't mind NOT spending the extra money and speaking of LX, I've been > pleased with the braking performance of the LX-level "V" brakes I put on my > Kogswell PR... > > Steve- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
