I have this issue with my bikes, but I just assumed that this was an inherent trade-off if I'm using any tire larger than 32 with caliper brakes. Are there caliper brakes that open wider using the QR? Greg
On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9:36:19 AM UTC-7 mhec...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm familiar with the adjuster on the lever and with cable splitters, > since I have a coupled tandem (which I will be selling soon). The cable > splitter won't work on the front brake since the housing runs from lever to > caliper. I'm not familiar with the Shimano in line QR. Looks interesting. > Perhaps before I buy the next set of tires. > Michael > > On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 4:32:19 PM UTC-4 Ian A wrote: > >> Shimano make an inline cable adjuster with quick release >> https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/ultegra-r8000/SM-CB90.html >> >> Alternatively cable splitters would work, but they would not allow tool >> free wheel removal >> https://www.ticycles.com/components/da-vinci-cable-splitters >> >> IanA Alberta Canada >> >> On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 2:12:27 PM UTC-6 mhec...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> The brakes on my wife's Betty Foy are driving me nuts. This is a stock >>> bike, in fact it was RBWs sales bike and it came with Bosco bars, Techtro >>> 559 side pull clippers and Shimano levers. There is no QR on the levers and >>> a minimal one on the calipers This is a very poor combination as I can only >>> get an inflated 38mm tire off and on, while the frame can handle a 42mm >>> tire. I wonder what GP was thinking when he made this choice. >>> >>> Has anyone found a work around to improve this situation? >>> >>> Michael >>> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/15be2c9e-a961-4966-9d7b-807f909c2a89n%40googlegroups.com.
