Canti brakes are really like art , madness and bliss are but two sides of the same coin.
Besides all that is listed, make sure the cables move freely through the housing. Check the cable end cuts too for any interference. Your levers are fine, but a good way to check if your lever and cables are pulling and moving freely is to unhook the cable end from the straddle wire, then hold down the cable end with one hand, and then apply the lever with the other. The cable should move and feel responsive and easy. Also, the distance from the top tube cable stop to the rear canti cable stop can also effect the brakes. As long as it moves freely by the above test, it's good. But if it's not moving easy this may be one cause. Generally as direct route as possible to the canti cable stop is the best. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:45:40 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Compared with the brakes on my Hunqapillar, the Quickbeam’s brakes feel > squishy. They could use some tightening, but not by much (and are worn > about half way). Possible causes I could think of: > > — New pads (these are the stock Tektro pads), I’d put on the kwikstops > (qwikstops?). > — The QB has aero-levers vs. the Hunqapillar’s non-aero-levers. Could that > contribute to squish? > > Other ideas? I prefer to start simple first, of course. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
