Others may be "loving" this thread, but I'm finding it a bit mystifying.
First, I've owned a lot of different brakes in the past 35 years and with
two exceptions they all provided both good stoping and good modulation. I
don't know why I would want to switch to V brakes to get better stopping
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> I'm loving this debate. I have both canti and V-brakes.
>
> I love the way the cantis look, and I'm marginally satisfied with
> their performance (although I suspect I just haven't figured out the
> optimal setup)
I'd recommend getting y
On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 19:37 -0700, ted wrote:
> Regarding the "link wire" design for cantilevers, color me ignorant.
> But it sounds to me like a sort of hybrid design. If it doesn't have a
> straddle cable I wouldn't have thought it was appropriate to call the
> thing a cantilever brake. Not muc
Yeah, those V-brake levers are too narrow. I struggled to get used to them
on Noodle bars for a few hundred miles. I had a set on another bike a
while back and liked them fine so it was puzzling. Then I realized that
older bike had dirtdrop bars on it that had some flare and that might make
a di
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and form follows function. I think
old rod-brake English roadsters have a nice aesthetic, but I'd never go out
of my way to own or ride one.
I believe a lot of cantilever-brake-love has to do with Joe B's observation
that v-brakes are seen as new technology
On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 09:18 -0700, Joe Broach wrote:
> Ugly probably shouldn't matter on a bike, but for some reason it does.
Why shouldn't it? We are, after all, descended from the same people who
painted cave walls 35,000 years ago. What could be more
characteristically human than art and aest
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:43 PM, ted wrote:
> One of the key features of V brakes is that the tension in the brake
> cable is lower that that in a cantilever, side pull, or dual-pivot
> brake.
You lost me here. What do you mean by "tension in the brake cable"? If
you're talking about brake return
This is wrong. I ride almost everyday with v-brakes, and find that I can
apply the brakes in a wide range of modulation from zero to "locked". After
years with cantilevers, the first time with the added power of v-brakes did
take some practice to modulate (two or three stops was enough practice)
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 17:02 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
> I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
> purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more
> powerful brake is my usual preference.
It's because when I put the brakes on I do n
Replying to Jim: Jim, the difference between the only really nice
cantis I've used, the IRCs that came stock on my ersthwhile Sam Hill,
and all the Vs and Avid BB7s I've used, is noticeable. The IRCs were
easily as powerful as the Vs and probably more powerful than the
Avids, but the power was full
Have my SimpleOne set up with 720s and my Sam Hillborne with Deore V
brakes. I do notice a difference. The 720s modulate, but they don't stop
as well, IMO. At least not quickly. Had to really plan out a stop at the
bottom of a descent today. Eventually will swap pads to see if that
helps.
I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more powerful
brake is my usual preference. With v-brakes, scrubbing speed in tight
downhill corners or whatever isn't difficult at all to modulate, UNLESS you
are
I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more powerful
brake is my usual preference. With v-brakes, scrubbing speed in tight
downhill corners or whatever isn't difficult at all to modulate, UNLESS you
are
Thanks Ryan and Matt. To the rest of you - wow! Start another thread
already :)
Brian - heading home soon to sand them posts...
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM, rcnute wrote:
> Brian--Matt is of course absolutely right in terms of sanding the
> canti posts lightly until the friction is remov
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
c
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 09:33 -0700, dougP wrote:
> Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now
> giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched
> over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was
> mid-instersection. Note this was a
I use them with Campy road levers with good results.
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:23:33 AM UTC-4, GRAVELBIKE.com wrote:
>
>
> Have you used the CX70s with integrated brake/shift levers?
>
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On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:33 PM, dougP wrote:
> Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now
> giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched
> over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was
> mid-instersection. Note this was a
> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 07:19:57 -0700
> Subject: [RBW] Re: tektro cr720 installation advice
> From: steve...@gmail.com
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>
> IMO the CR720 brakes are pretty bad in almost every way except price,
> and you could very likely spend a lot of time optimizing t
Not sure. My setup had Alba bars and levers specifically for V brakes.
Changed the levers to short pulls when I set up the CR720s. Are there any
V brakes that work with regular drop bar levers and brifters?
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 08:58
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 08:58 -0400, clyde canter wrote:
> Hmmm. I had to do the same thing when I first set up my Samusing
> Deore V brakes no less. Like you said a light polishing corrected
> the snugness. I don't like V brakes very much and oddly, IMO anyway,
> liked the Deore's less than
Hmmm. I had to do the same thing when I first set up my Samusing Deore
V brakes no less. Like you said a light polishing corrected the
snugness. I don't like V brakes very much and oddly, IMO anyway, liked the
Deore's less than other's I have used. I find all V brakes too grabby with
hard
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