On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 09:19 -0700, Patrick in VT wrote: > On Apr 29, 7:02 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Now: please give me advice how to get more hoods braking power from > > the Mafac levers and the Mafac cantis? > > I heard a great story featuring Sheldon Brown's answer to this > question: > > A fellow walks into Harris Cyclery, wanting some help with the set-up > his cantilever brakes. The first responder immediately pages Sheldon > Brown, who, busy fixing bikes at the moment, asks, "what kind of > brakes?" > > The customer replies, "Mafac cantilevers - I can't get them to stop > with any power. What do you suggest?" > > Sheldon answers without ever looking at the bike, "get new brakes." > > Seriously, though - J.P. Weigle seemed quite fond of these brakes and > Paul Curley, a cyclocross legend, still uses these on his race bike. > so that's endorsement enough, i think. granted, from my time spent > watching them ride, brakes are merely speed adjusters - they are both > very skilled riders who rely on their handling skills in situations > where some would be grabbing a handful of brake.
Jan's very fond of them, too -- I'll wager he thinks they're the best cantilevers ever made -- and we know from his writings that he's into SERIOUS MAJOR braking. -- 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.
