Yes, this will work. The additional clearance of the quick release at the caliper, plus the quick release at the lever, will give you plenty of clearance to remove an inflated Ruffy Tuffy. I had this setup on my Romulus for a while.
However, I eventually got the Bigmouths because they looked nifty. The quick release on the Bigmouths _alone_ is sufficient to clear a fully inflated Jack Brown tire on the Romulus's stock Araya rims. The Bigmouths are only about $10 more than the Cane Creek levers with the quick release. My personal preference would be to swap the calipers rather than the levers (I didn't have that choice when I got the levers, because the Bigmouth calipers didn't exists yet), because the Cane Creek levers are a little unusual in their shape, and take a little getting used to. If you find the hoods of the Shimano levers too cramped, then you'll probably like the Cane Creeks. But if you are comfortable with your handlebar setup, then go with the Bigmouths. Horace. On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:37 PM, rob markwardt <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi, > 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? > > Thanks > Rob Markwardt > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
