Don't get me wrong, there are v-brakes on my Sam because I put them there. Like Patrick, I have found cantis to be difficult. Don't know if that's the brakes or my limited wrenching skills, but there it is.
To me, v-brakes and 26" wheels = MTB, calipers and 700c = road bike. Doesn't mean anything more than red wine with meat and white with fish. Just another rule made to be broken when circumstances warrant. Brakes are there to stop the bike, and the v-s to the job. And my longboards fit nicely too. Jay On Feb 24, 9:38 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > There's nothing odd-looking about v-brakes to anyone who has been around > mountain bikes in the past 15-20 years (but before everything had discs). > I've never understood the claim that cantilevers have superior aesthetics, > especially since (IMO) they work worse and are fiddly to set up and keep > adjusted. > > On Friday, February 24, 2012 12:59:38 PM UTC-6, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The 1st gen green Sams have canti posts. > > I put v-brakes on mine. > > Looks a bit odd but works great. > > > Jay > > > On Feb 24, 8:42 pm, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Not related at all to seller, looks like an interesting conversion to > > > cantis, I would need a whole repaint because I am OCD, thank god it is > > > not my size. > > > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Sam-Hillborne-60cm-frameset-/190645... -- 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.
