I had to go look at my the v-brakes on my Sam to see how the fork could get in their way. It's the pads, for anyone whi doesn't happen to have that combo within easy looking distance.
Now I'm worried, though, having just ordered a pair of 37-622 Supremes to replace the 32s I'm running at the moment. Jay On Jul 3, 5:52 pm, RJM <crccpadu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just thought of another one...v-brakes. I love them, they work really > well and I have to say I prefer them over cantis. Paul Components makes > some really nice ones that are easy to setup and look nice, but I have a > set of xt v-brakes on my Hillborne that work great. Only problem I have > with them is the fork stops me from opening them up wide enough to fit a > 38mm tire through without letting air out. > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 2, 2012 11:43:13 AM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > OK, admittedly a bit, ok a lot, off topic... but Riv people have a > > ....nuanced relationship with technological biking "advancements." So > > consider this a philosophical inquiry. (Perhaps even GP will be interested > > in this unscientific survey) Yesterday as I was out for a very pleasant > > couple of hours riding in the Green Mountains on my Ram, I had a certain > > insight into what has added the most to my cycling pleasure during the last > > 35 years. It was clear. The "compact crank"! > > > When I took up cycling, as an adult, with full Campy equipment,typical > > gearing was a 52/42 mated to a 13-23. Even then being wimpy I used a 13-26 > > and discovered that despite Campy's claims my NR derailler would handle a > > 28. Still big hills, let alone mountain passes, were agonizing. Now with > > a 44/30 & 11/28, I can cruise up 8% grades in a near 1 to 1 ratio, and > > manage the occasional 10-14% ramp without distress even though I am 30 > > years older. Of course longer 10+% mountain climbs want lower gears. I > > believe that the compact crank has also driven both front and rear > > derailler development, yielding crisp shifting over just enough wider range > > to make a go-fast set up appropriate for tackling lots of hills. > > > Of course, learning the speed and joy are independent variables has also > > helped a lot. But pain and joy are not. > > > Soooo.... what bicycle development has added the most to your enjoyment > > during your cycling career? > > > 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.
