What are folks thoughts on the VO roller hangers? Do they offer any advantage over the classic Dia Compe hangers?
On Feb 21, 8:15 pm, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > Tektro still makes them, but under one of the other brand names. > Forgot which. Just saw some yesterday. > > The Tektro hangers can work fine, but my Hillborne has cheap generic > (or old Dia-Compe) hangers. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Feb 21, 2:03 pm, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yep - they are great brakes. They look pretty cool, of course - and > > set up properly, they are quite effective at stopping! I just wore > > through the pads after two years of use, with plenty of off-road > > braking. > > > I'm not a big fan of the Tektro "dial in" hangers. When I change out > > the h'bars next, I'll just put generic hangers on there. > > > Like the old Mafacs and Frogleg copies, there is no toe-in > > adjustment. I just sanded down to pads to prevent squeaking. Not > > good for those who want to plug and play, but with a bit of elbow > > grease, they are nice brakes to have. I wish they were still > > available... > > > I think Tektro still makes 'em? I've seen a black "racing" model > > before... > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Feb 21, 10:20 am, Justin August <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I know that Esteban has them on his (gorgeous) Protovelo and loves > > > them. I have them on my DoubleCross and think I need to tweak my cable > > > housing and the straddle length. They are definitely good but I still > > > need to tweak mine some. > > > > On Feb 21, 12:23 pm, Rick Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just purchased Ribbit cantilever brakes (front and rear) for my > > > > Saluki to replace Shimano r550 cantis and probably should have asked > > > > around to hear what folks thought of them. > > > > > Anyone with experience using these? > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > Rick- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
