I have never gotten them close enough to center to make the set screws useful. I tried setting their hangers off center but that did not help. I fussed with them for a long time before throwing the hangers in the recycle box and using Paul's. I have not tried deforming the spring but I did move one to the top hole on the post. That helped. Perhaps this is a quality control issue. I have set up Dia Compe & Shimano cantis and never had this much trouble. One of the things I especially like about the neo retros on my Saluki is the ability to set and easily fine tune the tension on each side independently.
I took the brakes off, perhaps needlessly, in order to make packing the bike easier and so will get another shot at alignment when I get to Ca tomorrow. Thanks for all the suggestions and support. Michael On Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:36:55 PM UTC-4, ted wrote: > > Michael, > > I assume you have exhausted the adjustability afforded by the set screws > the springs land on. In that case don't hesitate to unhook the spring from > the brake arm and push it far enough to induce some plastic deformation. > Then fine tune again with the set screws. It may take some iteration, and > may count as a PITA for some folks, but I have been able to get mine to sit > centered with the carrier centered and the brake cable running straight. > > best of luck > Ted > > On Sunday, October 13, 2013 5:25:04 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: >> >> When you say you haven't had any trouble, do you mean the brakes self >> centered or you found a simple work around? What is it? >> >> I started with their hanger and then tossed it out and bought a Paul's >> moon unit. Same result - one brake rubs while the other sits far away. >> Putting one spring in the top hole on the post helped somewhat. I >> beginning to think the springs themselves must have a lot of variability. >> >> Michael >> >> On Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:01:53 PM UTC-4, Kieran J wrote: >>> >>> Haven't had any troubles with them. As others have noted, I used a >>> different hanger and Avid Tri-dangle straddles as opposed to the stock >>> ones, as I found the small hex cable bolts easier to manage than the wrench >>> bolts. >>> >>> The brakes themselves are pretty good, geometrically, aesthetically and >>> function-wise. Nice value. >>> >>> KJ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:54:52 AM UTC-4, Garth wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I tried the 720's on my Bombadil and had no problem setting them up in >>>> a jiffy. there is nothing wrong with the brakes themselves, it's only the >>>> stock hanger that is worthless. Just use a regular ol' hanger, the basic >>>> ones . If you don't have one handy, any bike shop worthy of being called >>>> one should have them new or in the parts bin. I have used canti's since >>>> the early 80's and have found the small, basic cable carriers work best. >>>> The wider one's are not better. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
