Johnny, I had those brakes on a bike once. Very good stopping power; they seemed a little stouter than other sidepulls.
On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 6:43:41 PM UTC-5 Johnny Alien wrote: > Forgot the link. > > > https://velo-orange.com/collections/brakes/products/grand-cru-long-reach-brakes > > On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 7:43:25 PM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote: > >> If I had a bike that needed long sidepulls these are the ones I would >> have. I have used them before and I don't think there is a long reach that >> is as strong. >> >> On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 6:58:27 PM UTC-4 Ted Durant wrote: >> >>> On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 8:37:19 AM UTC-5 Pierre wrote: >>> >>>> Not super happy with the original Silver calipers raw stopping power >>>> (admittedly quite spoiled by excellent hydro discs on other bikes). >>>> >>> >>> I had mixed results with Silver/Tektro long-reach dual-pivot brakes. On >>> my Bleriot, with some dual-compound pads, they were brilliant. On other >>> bikes I had less brilliant experiences. I suspect it had something to do >>> with the levers I was using, but I never did a full, controlled experiment. >>> The levers on my Bleriot were older Aero Gran Compe. I also can suggest >>> that low-compression cable housing made a difference for me. >>> >>> That said, the Yokozuna hybrid disc brakes on my newest bike (which >>> replaced the Bleriot) are a very different feel. I can't definitely say >>> they have more ultimate power, but it takes a lot less hand power to get to >>> max. >>> >>> I have the Dia Compe 610-N calipers (not on braze-ons) on a bike and >>> they proved to be excellent stoppers when I was riding pretty fast and a >>> car turned left in front of me. Had the back wheel well off the ground and >>> stopped with about a foot to spare. Again, they need a bit more hand power >>> than the disc brakes to get to that point, but not a lot. >>> >>> My experience with cantilevers is considerably more mixed than with the >>> long-reach dual-pivots. Everywhere from sublime to frightening. >>> >>> Ted Durant >>> Milwaukee, WI USA >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/17a50cf7-9c0c-4570-8a65-b56a073637f2n%40googlegroups.com.
