I think the key issue is tire and fender clearance. For up to 700 x 35 I
like silver side pulls. I like the modulation, stopping power and most
importantly ease of adjustment. For wider tires I prefer cantilever or v
brakes. Once you go wider than 35 fender clearance can be an issue and
depending o
+1 on the Silver side pulls.
-JimD
On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I have now ridden most of the brake types out there, and on my Rivs, I've had
> Silver sidepulls, Paul Racer centerpulls, and Tektro 720 cantis. All of them
> have stopped without issue - I've locked up all
I have now ridden most of the brake types out there, and on my Rivs, I've
had Silver sidepulls, Paul Racer centerpulls, and Tektro 720 cantis. All
of them have stopped without issue - I've locked up all three at times
doing hard panic stops, and have not had any spills (other than unclipping,
but
I've been searching the archives for a specific topic which I have not
found. Excuse me if I missed it.
Due to the fact that an auto struck me while riding, ruining the original
the fork of my Sam Hillborne (with cantilever studs), I got a replacement
fork (Thanks Rivendell!) which didn't have
