on 11/18/11 1:26 PM, Mark Fredrickson at [email protected] wrote:
>> It looked like they nailed the brake >> reach--pads at the bottom of the slots. > > Slightly OT: why is this a good thing? I've heard this claim a few > times. I can't think of reason why bottom of the slot would be better > (or worse) than anywhere else in the slot. Simplest reason is that it provides maximum clearance for fenders and larger profile tires. I think GP has been quoted as mentioning that mid slot is fine with long reach brakes, while bottom of the slot is prefered for standard/short reach brakes. - J -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "Maybe a bike, once discarded, pines away year after year for the first hand that steered it, and as it grows old it dreams, in its bike way, of the young roads." -- Robert McCammon, "Boy's Life" -- 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.
