Another v brake option is the Cane Creek Direct Drive 5. They work very well and are much more symetrical ( i.e.attractive) then the Avid models in my opinion.
~Mike~ On Aug 31, 6:03 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -- 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.
