"Better" stopping power might depend on the observer. I find that Vs do stop better, maybe too better. If you only have one bike however, or you have the same type of actuation on all you bikes, ie...long pull or short pull then you'd probably get used to the extra power. I personally find V brakes too grabby, but that's a personal opinion. Some tips for both I've found: For cantis I strongly recommend shortening the length of un-housed cable, ie , use a brake bolt hole cable stop. These things greatly reduce squeal and shudder. they can be used front and rear.
For Vs with drop bars I would suggest buying the noodles with the adjuster built in as you will have no adjustment on the levers for drops. Good luck, On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 2:05 AM, Jan RBW <jan....@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m planning my new country bike with drop bars and bar end shifters and > I’m considering which brakes I should choose. > > The alternatives I’m thinking at the moment are: > - Tektro CR720 cantilevers & Shimano BL-R400 levers > - Avid Single Digit 7 V-brakes & Tektro RL 520 levers > > From reading this thread I guess I should go with the V-brakes because of > the better stopping power? > > I’m open to other alternatives too if you want to recommend something. > > Jan > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
