You may wish to consider the Shimano BC-9000 polymer coated cable set (https://amzn.to/420Hye1). I have them on my Roadini with the Tektro 559s and cannot tell the difference between the long reach calipers and the medium reach on my other bike --- and I take my Roadini down trails other people take MTBs on. They're kinda pricey, but brake cables seem to last forever.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 7:29:27 AM UTC-7 Hoch in ut wrote: > Thanks all. Sounds like the reviews are mixed. I’m also assuming the > reviews correlate to individual bike set ups and terrain. Some bikes (ie > Bleriot) probably don’t stretch the pass all the way down the slot to give > better leverage than another bike with a taller fork necessitating pads to > be maxed out on the arms, thereby decreasing performance. Maybe brakes like > Paul’s mitigates that a bit. > > I have caliper brakes on my road race bike and love the simplicity and > ease of adjustment. Braking is excellent as well. But they’re short reach > brakes that barely clear 27’s. > > On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 8:05:03 AM UTC-6 Ted Durant wrote: > >> On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 3:27:52 AM UTC-5 Hoch in ut wrote: >> >> Those of you with Homers, how have you liked or disliked the brakes? Do >> the 559’s give you adequate performance to descend with confidence? One >> thing I do like about caliper brakes are how easy they are to set up and >> adjust. >> >> >> I know lots of people haven't been fully happy with the long reach dual >> pivots, but I had them on my proto-Bleriot and had no trouble with them at >> all. I did some pretty steep hills in Washington, California, and Ireland >> and never felt lacking for braking power. I used Kool Stop dual-compound >> pads on mine, and AGC (Aero Gran Compe) brake levers. It's worth mentioning >> that I am super light and never had more than a stuffed handlebar bag on >> the bike. >> >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0aaba2dd-053d-4258-95fd-639b49e92a61n%40googlegroups.com.
