On Feb 17, 7:48 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
> On the other hand, you may not be thrilled with the performance. I
> don't know about the Bigmouth, but some of the dual pivot long reach
> sidepulls offer less satisfactory performance than the Shimano (see the
> test in the current Bicycle Quarterly).
Hey Rob,
I encourage you to try out the Bigmouth's. I have the 521AG's
(Bigmouth's predecessor with the short throw quick release) on my Ram,
and I find them plenty safe for spirited riding, contrary to the BQ
article. BTW, in the BQ article Jan tested the IRD B57 and assumes
they are just rebranded Tektros ( I haven't seen the IRD's, so can't
really vouch for this assumption). Either way, the Tektros work just
fine, have a lovely barrel adjuster, and if the stock pads don't toot
your horn then some Kool-Stop dual compound inserts are only a few
bucks more.
I also have a pair of the Shimano brakes on my beater single speed,
and they are indeed a wonderous brake. Maybe Shimano with come up
with there own super-wide QR, but I doubt it.
Hope this helps,
-Jay
Asheville, NC
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