Bruce, I agree on the PBH thing, i'm just shy of 6ft but my PBH is only 85 so right inline with you. I guess i have short legs compared to other people, good to know your 56 fits ok, makes me feel better once i have everything put together that i'm in the right ball park.
Jim, to be fair the last time i used canti brakes was nearly 15 years ago (wierd how this particular technology came back). My biggest complaint then was adjustability so i really hope i'm more patient as i've gotten older. i know i could swap out levers + liner brakes for less then $100, but i'm grouchy about replacing a perfectly good set of dia-compe road levers, so i'll give the canti's another try... I would consider putting magura hyraulic rim brakes on this bike if i were running a compatible handlebar--i have them on my mt bike and despite the risk of ripping a line out the feel is amazing on those things, if i could find a set of the mythical HS66 magura road brake- set for a reasonable price i'd consider being one of the first, though running the oil-lines on the top tube would not be tidy. I really wish i had some time this week to get this bike rideable but looks like it will be middle december so only dreaming until then... . On Nov 23, 1:19 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm with you on being less than enchanted with cantilever brakes. > "Spirit of the group" notwithstanding (it's your bike, after all), the > Magura hydraulic rim brakes are nice, but may be limiting in terms of > what kind of handlebar bar you can use with them. My choice would be > to use v-brakes (aka linear-pull). Even the cheapest Tektro or Shimano > v-brakes are a HUGE improvement over the fanciest cantilevers in terms > of stopping power and ease of adjustment. And now Tektro and Cane > Creek both have drop-bar levers that work with v-brakes. Also, I hear > (but have not tried personally) that the latest series of Shimano STI > levers will pull enough cable to adequately operate v-brakes (I've > heard of new stock Santana tandems set up like that). > -- 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.
