Hi James! :-) On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:42 PM, meinertj <meine...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Adam, > > I've never worked with the Silvers or the Pauls, but I work on a lot > of older 80's road bikes and often encounter squishy brakes. Are the > levers returning to their position because if not it may be a cable > issue, but it doesn't sound like it. Are your wheels out of true? > because if so that could keep you from getting the brake pads as close > as necessary... > > It would be a good idea to get the yokes up as high as you can, but > maybe there is still a bit of space between your brake pads and the > rim, if that's then case then... > > what I would try is (and this is easier with 2 people) setting your > yokes all the way down, loosening the bolt that holds your brake cable > to your Silvers, squeezing the brakes together onto your rims with one > hand, and pulling the cable as far as you can with your other hand > (easier with a pair of pliers) and then if you can while still pulling > the cable retighten the the bolt to your cable... if your wheel can > still spin after that, then tighten the yokes until your brakes start > rubbing on the rims and then loosen just a bit. A travel agent may do > the trick also, but might be unnecessary. > > Hope this helps, it may be just what I do on the old bikes but with > your better equipment, the problem may be as you said with the > flexing. Good luck! > > james > > (ps. this is my first post, so if it gets past the admins: hello rbw > owners, i'm james, i live in st. louis, i work on old bikes a lot and > ride a fuji touring series and i like reading and following this > group!) > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Adam Kimball <adamfkimb...@gmail.com> > >Sent: Sep 13, 2010 2:21 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > >Subject: [RBW] Super-spongy brakes on my AHH - any help? > > >Wow, I'm not having much luck in the brake department with my new > >ride. I set up my Hilsen with Silver brakes and found that they > >simply wouldn't stop me - I could have both levers to the tape and > >still roll. So, I changed to Paul Racer's on the advice of my LBS and > >found that the situation really isn't much better. Here is where my > >thinking is at: > > >* I'm seeing a lot of flex in the brakes themselves and at the cable > >hangers. The rear brake is worse than the front (as is usually the > >case) but I suspect the inline barrel adjuster and the rear cable > >hanger (light-weight aluminum one that hangs of the seat-post bolt) is > >flexing too much. > > >* I've brought the yokes up pretty high - I can get them higher, but > >not much. So, I'm not certain this is the problem. > > >* Brake-pads are the standard black Kool-Stops and I would have to > >assume they are not the problem > > >* My Dura-Ace brake levers are incredibly squishy. This is one piece > >of the equation that is common to both setups (Silvers & Racers). The > >Racer brakes are indeed short-pull so those road levers should be fine > >- but I've suspected them before. > > >Another mechanic took a look at the brakes and road the bike today. > >He agreed that the brakes are massively under performing. He thought > >that a "travel agent" might help to pull more cable. He also wanted > >to re-cable since I cut the rear cable a little short. He wanted me > >to find out if Paul makes a stiffener that attaches to the calipers. > > >Does anyone have any other ideas for me? I don't have another AHH to > >ride, so it is hard for me to know just how bad my brakes are. Keven > >at Rivendell didn't think the Racer's are much better than the Silvers > >for braking (and he has a pair on his Hilsen) and so he wondered what > >the other problem might be. > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >Thanks, > >Adam > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA -- 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.
