Thanks Ryan and Matt. To the rest of you - wow! Start another thread already :)
Brian - heading home soon to sand them posts... On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM, rcnute <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian--Matt is of course absolutely right in terms of sanding the > canti posts lightly until the friction is removed. Doesn't take > much. I had a bike that was chromed and so were the canti posts--that > was much tougher. > > Ryan > > On May 10, 4:42 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brian, > > I would slice off a 1x1 square of 400 grit sandpaper, wrap it around the > > canti post and work it around like rolling a cigarette. It won't take > > much to make the brake fit. > > > > Jim, The CR720 such an excellent brake- the opposite of fiddly and > > minimally effective. How are you setting them up? Deore V-brakes > may > > be good but V-brakes are a totally different animal, and not everyone > likes > > the feel. > > > > -Matt > > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:20:01 AM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Deore v-brakes are so much better in so many ways than ANY canti, > > > especially the fiddly and minimally effective CR720...maybe just take > it as > > > a sign from God that you are meant to use v-brakes on this bike? > > > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:13:04 AM UTC-5, stonehog wrote: > > > > >> I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the > > >> canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the > post. I > > >> tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the > posts > > >> have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to > remove > > >> this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works > for this > > >> sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb > search, so > > >> I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange > defective > > >> brake set? > > > > >> Brian > > >> Seattle, WA > > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:20:01 AM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Deore v-brakes are so much better in so many ways than ANY canti, > > > especially the fiddly and minimally effective CR720...maybe just take > it as > > > a sign from God that you are meant to use v-brakes on this bike? > > > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:13:04 AM UTC-5, stonehog wrote: > > > > >> I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the > > >> canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the > post. I > > >> tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the > posts > > >> have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to > remove > > >> this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works > for this > > >> sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb > search, so > > >> I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange > defective > > >> brake set? > > > > >> Brian > > >> Seattle, WA > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
