I'm using the same IRD Cafam canti's on my Clem. I took off CR720s and installed the IRDs as the CR720s stuck out and interfered with mounting front panniers on a Pass & Stow rack. As an experiment, I left the main brake cable installed in the yoke at the same point and just adjusted the straddle cable, so the yoke was at the same height for both brakes. The front brake had noticeably less MA, while the rear felt the same. The P&S rack is mounted with a bolt at the fork crown, and I do have some distance to lower the yoke. I may get 2 Nitto struts and nut/bolt assemblies for the P&S rack and mount them to the top of the fork crown on the Clem to get the yoke a little lower, though it's certainly works well as it is. Oddly, I put the same CR720s on BMC Monster Cross and they stop noticeably better than on the Clem. David Chicago
On Monday, August 22, 2011 at 11:26:59 AM UTC-5, Steve Park wrote: > > I have IRD cafams paired with a similar Nitto M12 rack (crown hole > mounted). The IRDs work perfectly, very powerful - my first choice > canti brake. I use a regular hanger and straddle cable instead of the > Y-wire that comes with the brakes. The Y-wire will probably > interfere with the rack mount at the crown. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/27988383@N06/5644352361/in/set-72157623989323883 > > CR720s were underwhelming in this same setup. > My other bike has an M12 with TRP EuroX brakes. The EuroX brakes are > well made and perform just fine, but I haven't been able to adjust > them in a way that gives as much power as the IRDs. > > > > On Aug 22, 11:47 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Minh. I was wondering if the IRDs might be wide enough to > > create the right mechanical advantage. I guess they are not. I > > propose a bracket for the Mark's rack with a big square opening for > > the straddle cable. > > > > Many of the photos on the Rivendell site show the small front racks > > with caliper brakes. The photos with canti brakes simply show a > > higher yoke. I wonder if they are not pickey about the feel at the > > lever. Or, maybe the mtb-style levers have a little less mech > > advantage than drop bar levers? > > > > Canti brakes make my head hurt! > > > > Ginz -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
