The tires in this photos are Clement Xplor 40s, I've had Compass 38s, which will also permit fenders easily, and right now it has 42 Somas. With releases at the cable hanger and also at the lever, no need to deflate even the biggest tires. I really like the vintage Dia Compe/Weinmann, and I find that even the 750 gives plenty of well-modulated stopping power. I think that is the 610, which I switched to a Weinmann 750 because it just barely reached, and as pads wear on the cps, they go up...
In any event, I guess cantis could be a nice option, as well as the two water bottle mounts, but for most users I think the way it was spec'd is right on. On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 2:48:06 PM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Mark in Beacon - > > AFAIK, the prime motivator for canti brakes vs long-reach sidepulls is > fender clearance (ameliorated by switching to long-reach centerpulls, as > you suggest. > An additional motivator would be better brake feel due to the long, flexy > arms of long-reach sidepulls or DC centerpulls (ameliorated by using > non-flexy centerpulls like Paul or Compass). > Another additional motivator would be the ease of removing a wheel from > open cantilevers (super easy), compared to open sidepull/centerpull brakes > (may need to deflate tire). > > On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 3:57 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> How much more tire would that get you, front and rear? The specs say it >> can take a 650B/45 or a 700c/50. That is a ton o' tire. If you really need >> more, brake reach is listed as 65 (Tektro 559?), but if you went with Dia >> Compe 750 centerpulls, would that get you more height (which I assume is >> the limiting factor here?) >> >> Also, complaints about only one water bottle mount on the Cheviots are >> popular. I have lots of bikes with none. Most of my rides I only need one >> bottle, so I have some version of a clamped on holder. If I figure I will >> be out all of a summer's day, I sometimes supplement with the twofish >> bottle thing. Not the most elegant, but for occasional use it works just >> fine. Or if all your riding is 40+ miles, you could use a clamped cage. The >> Zefal vintage cages are pretty. I'm about to install one on my dress-up >> bike. Or go super duper old school retro and get a handlebar mounted cage. >> Fun! Or ride with a domestique or two. It's up to you. >> >> BTW, tip of the hat to Joe B for alerting me to the Harris Cheviot. I in >> turn told my friend, and she bought it then hopped in the car and drove >> three hours to pick it up. I'll be seeing it and helping her get fitted >> this Friday. Looking forward to it. Of course I will need to take a bit of >> a test ride! >> >> On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 1:24:34 PM UTC-8, spru...@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> >>> Joe, >>> This will be a cool bike. As long as you're getting the custom paint, >>> did you consider have canti posts added? That's the one thing I wish my >>> Cheviot had but doesn't. The frame has generous clearance, but tire size is >>> limited by the brake calipers. (It's certainly easier to spend your money >>> than my own.) >>> David Sprunger >>> Fargo, ND >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 12:42 AM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Whelp, this started as a "let's jump on that sale" journey towards a >>>> Cheviot frame at a pre-sale price in a nice Roadini/RBW Blue...then I lost >>>> my mind. Someone on a Roadini thread mentioned getting a custom color and >>>> I >>>> thought, HEY! So I chatted with Will @ Riv and determined I could get >>>> anything I wanted (that fit the bike/decals) from Rick at D&D. I pondered >>>> on this a while and looked at a lot of colors on the internets and decided >>>> a Candy Apple Red Cheviot would be the cat's pajamas. Now my pre-sale >>>> bargain Chev is..not such a bargain! Oops ;-) >>>> >>>> It's going to be just gorgeous with the cream contrasts, and is sort of >>>> my shot at a poor man's custom 'cause I know I'll never buy (or need) a >>>> true custom. It's also a bit of an homage to the Jimmy Carter bike. His >>>> was >>>> an Atlantis and a different shade of red, but that bike is what got me >>>> thinking about a red Riv the other night. 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