Haven't read the whole thread, but I second this comment, with the additional note that i find it actually very difficult to square cable housing well with a file. Use a dremel tool or grind stone to do the job really well. Sheldon brown has some good photos of well-squared housing ends for reference.
Gernot On Sep 14, 7:00 am, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Adam. > > I've gotta think plenty of Silver/Tektro calipers are in use with Shimano > aero levers. I would suspect the cable housing. Are the ends cut cleanly > and squared off, with a file if necessary? Are you using metal housing end > caps where they fit or at least the plastic ones? I would recommend using > some so-called "compressionless" housing, kind of a brake/derailleur > hybrid. SRAM and Jagwire both make it, probably others do as well. Also, > you want the pads reasonably close to the rims, I'd say 2-3mm clearance. > > HTH, Doug > > P.S. The Tektro/Silvers are on the flexy side due to their length, but > should still give reasonable performance if set up right. > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Adam Kimball <adamfkimb...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
