Jeremy: Thanks for the explanation. I've read Sheldon's article & have the BQ brake issue, but your explanation is a bit more in layman's terms. Good stuff.
Jim: My first cut is also to just set the pads flat to the rim & leave 'em if nothing makes noise. Makes sense to have the maximum area at work. So I did set these up without toe-in; nice & quiet. This set came with some cool spherical washers that make pad angle adjustment a non-event. Checked everything out & all seems to be installed properly. Maybe it's just "travel agents feel funny". My wife says "...the bike stops OK; don't you have another project?" so maybe I'm over-thinking this. dougP On Jan 18, 4:46 am, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, you point to the problem I have had with Shimano levers, since my > experience is limited to Ultegra levers with Shimano and DiCompe cantis. > They just required so much pull that the pads had to be set all but > touching the rims, which was, of course, impossible to keep adjusted. > > The first time I set up my Neo Retros, I spent a lot of time fussing with > it. Now that I understand how it's done I can do it in a couple of > minutes. Neither the Shimano BR550(??) or classic DiCompe offered very much > power but The Paul's can pull my rear wheel off the ground if I slam on > them, so I don't think I would want anything more powerful. They have > saved my life in a right hook situation, so I'm naturally biased. > > The one thing I do not like about cantis is how dirty they get. My Ram has > Racer Ms and the tandems Racers, and because these brakes sit above the > fender they stay a whole lot cleaner. I would think that V brakes would > also stay cleaner. I live 2 miles down a dirt road, in a town where all > the town roads are dirt, so it may be a bigger deal for me than for most > riders, but if you're riding fat tire you are probably riding off the > pavement a good bit, so maybe not. > > michael > Westford, Vt -- 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.
