On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:33 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now > giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched > over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was > mid-instersection. Note this was a totally unfamiliar bike and > different riding position, etc. Paying a bit more attention to what I > was doing, it took a couple of days to adapt to the braking power. An > interersting observation is that the rear brake actually was quite > useful for stopping, not just as a drag brake on downhills. Now that > I've had a couple of weeks use of V-brakes, they may be coming to my > Atlantis before long. > > My Atlantis came with a low profile Shimano canti that always felt > inadequate, especially given that the bike is meant for loaded > touring. After the BQ brake issue, I changed to the CR-720s. They > are not difficult to set-up BUT all the hoopla about straddle wire > height was lost on me. I could not tell much, if any, difference > regardless of wire length. They are better than the stock brakes; > much better modulation but do require plenty of gription for a hot > stop. >
Nothing wrong with v-brakes on an atlantis. Look on the flickr group - some good examples there. My experience with some of the cantis has been the same. I will say I had a set of v-brakes that would not stop squealing. I and 2 professional mechanics looked at them and played with them and nothing gave. So I said "screw it" and bought a different set of v-brakes (this time the avid single digits) and boom. no squeal. plenty of power and i feel confident stopping with them (on the tandem). The only one thing I would prefer to have with v-brakes is some way to disconnect the brake entirely w/something like a davinci splitter. I can't figure out any way to do that, though on the front brake. -sv -- 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.
