Just put new pads on my MB2 and what a pain in the arse to adjust the old post type cantis to stop them from squealing, almost enough for me to try V Brakes. I do all my own wrenching here at home but that is the one job that is just maddening. Cue people's comments as to how easy it is to adjust canti pads....
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that there are so many variables with cantilever brakes--arm > length/type/material, pad type, straddle cable length, distance between > housing stop and straddle hanger, type of straddle hanger, fork/frame > stiffness, stiffness of housing stop (this one, i think, is often > overlooked), brake lever type, etc--that to say that all canti's or even > all setups of a particular model of canti's will behave uniformly better or > worse than v-brakes is difficult. Thus the love/hate variation that we > seem to be getting here. > > What is easier to say, however, is that V-brakes, by locating the housing > stop on the brake arms and not the frame, as well as the relative > consistency of v-brake design and dimensions even across different brands > (mini-v's aside), make them much more consistent their ability to produce a > good amount of braking force. > > That being said, I've certainly been able to set up cantilevers so they > have the same "surprising" amount of power that v-brakes on a stiff > frame/fork can produce. > > On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:13:04 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: >> >> I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the >> canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the post. I >> tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the posts >> have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to remove >> this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works for this >> sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb search, so >> I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange defective >> brake set? >> >> Brian >> Seattle, WA >> > > On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:13:04 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: >> >> I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the >> canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the post. I >> tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the posts >> have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to remove >> this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works for this >> sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb search, so >> I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange defective >> brake set? >> >> Brian >> Seattle, WA >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/R0BTtiDIxRoJ. > > 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. > -- 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.
