I ran V's for a number of years and often had similar issues with the noodle being tight in the cradle if the cables were new and the pads were set close to the rim. Running with the adjusters in a bit is a perfectly fine solution IMHO, you may also find that the problem goes away once the cables stretch a bit.
In terms of levers, I don't know anything about mini-V's, but if the levers say they work with caliper brakes that means that they're short- pull (like a traditional canti) and won't work with normal V-brakes. On Feb 4, 7:33 am, ccanter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello fellow Riv riders. > I finished building my new Sam HIllborne this weekend and am very > pleased > with how he turned out. I put Albatross bars with barend shifters on > him > and MTB levers pulling V brakes (Shimano Deore). I don't have much > experience with V brakes, but I'm fairly certain I have them set up > properly. A break in the foul weather allowed me a brief test ride > yesterday and they (brakes) worked flawlessly. The only thing is I > have > to run the adjusters in a tad to be able to extract the noodle from > it's > cradle in order to remove the wheel. Is this normal? > > I googled (v brake levers with quick release) and found these: > > http://www.tektro.com/02products/10ql.php > > The tops mounts won't clamp on the Alba, but the bottom set will, but > they > are listed as working with mini-V, or calipers. Is a mini-V different > from a plain ole V? > > Any help greatly appreciated. > Clyde Canter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
