Toshi, Another trick I have employed to extend the brake reach is to use mountain or v-brake style brake shoes/pads instead of road pads. The pivots on the mountain pads are thinner and the pads can sit lower on the slot--may just be enough to reach the rim.
Franklyn On Friday, November 2, 2012 3:27:55 PM UTC-7, Greg J wrote: > > Toshi, > > 2 thoughts. First, Hiroshi at Jitensha years ago filed 1-2mm on a brake > slot on one of my bikes. So I think that's fine. But, if you're unsure, > some Mafacs had a vertical (oblong) slot instead of a circular mounting > hole in the yoke, which would give you another 3-4mm. I have one of these > on a 2000 brakeset i'm not using. If you want, I can measure the reach for > you and see if it's long enough. > > Greg, also in Oakland, CA, but won't get a chance to get out this weekend. > > > On Friday, November 2, 2012 11:09:22 AM UTC-7, ttoshi wrote: >> >> Hey Bruce, >> >> I still need to route new brake cables because the cables I have now are >> too short and swap the cassette because my RD is a road vs mountain on my >> other 650b rigs, but I plan a ride this weekend! Look for update 2 >> hopefully soon! If the test ride goes well, I'll file the hole 2mm. Thanks >> to all for the tips! >> >> Toshi in Oakland, CA >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Bruce Herbitter <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> So, How did you like the test ride? >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zS_5ehjOVWEJ. 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.
