I was extatic about the IRD high-pro cantis Riv set up on the erstwhile Sam Hillborne, with salmon pads, of course. Best brakes I've used: as powerful as any V I've used, and as my Avid BB7s, and modulated better than either. Tektro levers, fwiw.
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv <[email protected]> wrote: > My wife tells me the correct spelling is "ecstatic" > I knew "extatic" didn't look right. > > > > On Nov 18, 10:23 pm, Jay in Tel Aviv <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I built my Sam last summer I selected what I thought were > > reasonably priced drive train components that function reasonably > > well. One result I am less than extatic about is brakes, which are > > Deore v-brakes with kool stop pads and the Tektro drop bar levers that > > work with vees. This combination stops the bike just fine, but has > > nowhere near the modulated feel of the calipers on my Brompton. In > > comparison the vees fell, for want of a better word, clunky. > > > > So, what am I doing wrong and what can be done to fix it? A different > > typre of brake? A different model? Different levers and j-tek > > thingies? > > > > I love the feeling of control that good brakes provide. How to I gwt > > that on my canti Sam? > > -- > 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. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
