JIm, All good cases for cantis. I was thinking of a fixed gear ride. Front brake only and no unused canti studs. The main thing that's always intrigued me about the QB (and I assume the upcoming Simpleone) is the extra long rear slot. It would really be nice to have a fixed/fixed wheel with 8 teeth difference (I believe that is the claim for the QB's track ends) when I find I've bitten off more than I can chew . There's always getting off to push, but a serious bailout gear would be great. One might have to use a half link to get all the combinations to work, but it's bound to be easier with than with conventional ends/ dropouts. Just thinking. Thanks Clyde
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:56 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > on 10/13/10 7:33 AM, ccanter at clyde.can...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was a possiblity > > Simpleones might be produced for the extra long reach sidepulls > > instead of cantilievers. > > I've googled and gooogled and can't find anything to support this. > > Did I imagine/ dream it? Anyway I think it would be a good direction > > to go, or at least > > a good option. I'd really like one of these frames. Either canti or > > sidepull, but I'd opt for sidepull if available. What do ya'll think? > > I do recall some musings to that effect. Might have been in one of the pdf > updates, but am away from my stash of those right now. > > As far as sidepull v canti.... > My plusses for Cantilever brakes: > Cantis always make rack mounting a bit easier, especially on the front end. > Cantis are easier to completely clean without dismounting. > Cantis just strike me as a simple, direct system with relatively few parts. > Cantis do have more variables in setup, which can allow more specific > tuning > of response and feel. > > As I think about this over coffee today, it strikes me that sidepull brakes > are as much a "closed system" as rear derailleurs. Both are the most > complicated piece of gear on the bicycle, and one which I'm most least > likely to take apart to the last bolt. > > It's also salient to consider that I've really come back around to > centerpull braking. When I was saving for my first "10 speed", centerpulls > were dismissed as cheap brakes, and the stuff you really wanted were > sidepull. Now - particularly with the stunning work from Paul Components - > centerpulls are being shown as viable and in some cases preferable to > sidepull. > > I guess cheap brakes (like the old "Schwinn Approved" Weinemann) are going > to be cheap brakes... And please don't construe my statements above as > being _against_ dual pivot sidepulls. The Silvers on the Hilsen work > phenomenally well. > > - Jim > > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you > do > it." > Mahatma Gandhi > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
