Sheldon Brown sez: http://sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html
On Aug 28, 12:07 pm, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > My favorite cable hanger is this one, which I got from Jitensha but are no > longer carried. > > http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100029/IMG_1193&bgcolor=black > > They are the best looking I have ever seen and are completely self > centering, once installed. Initial set-up, however is a meticulous, time > consuming trial and error process. I think velo orange now carries > something similar. > > As to the tectro brake, I was surprised by this comment: > > "quite powerful especially with ... the straddle cable as low as possible." > > I'm not a physicist but my understanding of levers, and experience setting > up canti brakes suggest that the brake will be most effective when the cable > and arm approach 90 degrees. I would set these brakes up with a high > straddle wire, like this picture from the Riv site, or even > higher:http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/tektro-cr720-cantilever-brakes/1... > > high profile brake with a high hanger and low profile with a lower hanger. > yes? > > michael -- 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-bunch@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.
