Good question. Cantis and centerpulls really need good setup. Most use an oversized brake cable as a straddle wire, which needs to be set to conform to the straddle cable hanger, otherwise, it takes the first lever travel just to straighten the straddle wire. There are better ways to set up straddle cables, see
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/straddle-cables-done-right/ The biggest issue with V-brakes was that they did have a higher mechanical advantage (less slack meant you could set the pads closer to the rim), but that exacerbated the issues with flexing the fork blades and seatstays under hard braking. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly www.bikequarterly.com On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 8:38 AM, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jan - just curious whether or not it would be worthwhile to throw > linear-pull brakes into the mix of various rim brakes for comparison. If > I'm not mistaken, the main reason these "V-brakes" were developed in the > first place was because of cable routing problems on certain MTB frames, > especially those with dual suspensions. However, my experience has been > that the longer metal arms of linear-pull vs. the wire associated with > cantilevers seem to give a more "solid" feel to the braking effort. Any > thoughts? > > On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 8:54:23 AM UTC-6, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> Often, the cycling world seems split between those who absolutely love >> discs and those who think they are just awful. The reality, as so often, is >> more complex. After riding more than 20 bikes with disc brakes for >> significant distances (a typical Bicycle Quarterly test goes over 300-1000 >> km and lasts a few weeks), I found that discs have their applications, but >> they aren't my preferred brakes for just every bike. Read more about the >> pros and cons of disc brakes at >> >> https://janheine.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/disc-brake-pros-and-cons/ >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Jan Heine >> Editor >> Bicycle Quarterly >> www.bikequarterly.com >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/I2AP5oO2Wdo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > -- 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.
