I'll be curious to hear how they compare with Tektro CR-720s. I'm reasonably happy with mine, but the Diacompes are certainly prettier and also shave off a bit of weight. And people have complained that the Tektro has too much flex/play.
Harald in Madison (WI) On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 12:38:49 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I've got a road build coming up that will use cantilever brakes. I've got > a TON of cantilever brakes in my stash, but even so I decided to buy more. > I really like the super simple, minimalist design of the Dia Compe 980s > that Riv now sells. I decided to buy two bikes worth and I'm going to > shape and polish one set. They seem about as light as cantilever brakes > can possibly be, so I decided to do a weigh-off compared to some Paul > Touring cantilevers in my parts box. I weighed two arms, with springs, and > with the mounting bolts. I did not include straddle cables or straddle > hangers or brake pads. Arms to arms, the 980s are a few grams lighter 82g > vs 91g. I'll post photos and updated weights after they are polished. > After I've got them on my new build, I'll report back on how well they > work. I like that they are forged, light and cheap. Hopefully I can > polish them pretty, and hopefully they work well. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > -- 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.
