On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with you on being less than enchanted with cantilever brakes. > "Spirit of the group" notwithstanding (it's your bike, after all), the > Magura hydraulic rim brakes are nice, but may be limiting in terms of > what kind of handlebar bar you can use with them. My choice would be > to use v-brakes (aka linear-pull). Even the cheapest Tektro or Shimano > v-brakes are a HUGE improvement over the fanciest cantilevers in terms > of stopping power and ease of adjustment. And now Tektro and Cane > Creek both have drop-bar levers that work with v-brakes.
I agree with the niceness of the Cane Creek levers for Vs and mech disks, but disagree about cantis. I am a long-time canti hater, but the wide profile IRCs on my erstwhile Sam Hill worked as well as any brakes I've used. Actually, the front did, the rear was better than many but not as good as a V or mech disk. So stetup or design, dunno, but there are exceptions to the (my experience only) horrible pattern. Installed by Riv, of course. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
