On 01/26/2018 10:38 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
I gotta protest this rim brakes don't work in the rain thing. It sure sucks if the rims are steel, but with alloy, you just need to give a quick pre-squeeze or two to clear the water off. Perhaps in a true emergency situation you will lose a critical second or two, but I find when riding in the rain, unless it's a race (how in the world do those guys manage bikes that can't stop?!) I exercise a bit more caution than usual, for a variety of reasons, not just slightly reduced braking time.
I agree. On the other hand, perhaps there's something else going on with Eric's bike that we're unaware of that could be making that happen.
The Weinmann and Dia Compe center pulls are probably my favorite brakes. I don't find them mushy when set up properly (pretty easy) and with good modern pads and cables. I had the Tektros for a while, they were okay.On Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 6:39:08 PM UTC-5, Eric Daume wrote: I tried both and found that neither could stop my bike <https://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2017/02/b-pluses-and-minuses.html> when the rims were wet, even with Kool Stop salmon pads. They worked OK in the dry, though. Eric
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