on 2/16/09 9:37 PM, rob markwardt at [email protected] wrote: > My new Rambouillet is equipped with the standard Shimano side pulls > w/quick release and Shimano levers without a quick release...I don't > know the model but they look like the regular Shimano models that were > on most of the Rambos. Running 30+ mm tires, with the quick release > open, I dont have enough clearance to slip in an inflated tire. > Question. If I swapped the non quick-release Shimano levers for > some Tektros with a quick release would that increase the opening of > the brake calipers....clear as mud??...In other words would I gain any > additional tire clearance or are the calipers just not built to go any > wider? If not anybody tried the Bigmouths?
Are you sure that the brakes are not just at the end of the cable travel? One way to tell would be to release the cable from the brake - if the arms move further apart (more open), then you probably would gain a bit from the second QR. You might also consider some narrower pads, such as the KoolStops. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." Mahatma Gandhi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
