Michael - I am surprised at your problems with the 720s. My 720s set up easier than any canti's I have used, and I bought them at the recommendation of a friend that had just put them on two bikes. I haven't used Paul's, but compared to the Dia Compe and Shimano's that I have experience with, the 720s were great. Self- centered with just a nudge as Garth mentions, and then I tightened the carrier - never budged. My experience may be unique, unlike a number of the comments you have received, I like the adjustability of the Tektro carrier so much I bought another set to see if they would held me adjust the always frustrating Dia Compe's on my wife's MB3. They worked great. The diverse experiences of the group with the 720s remind me again why we have the range of components that we do - something for everyone. Good luck!
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > When you say you haven't had any trouble, do you mean the brakes self > centered or you found a simple work around? What is it? > > I started with their hanger and then tossed it out and bought a Paul's > moon unit. Same result - one brake rubs while the other sits far away. > Putting one spring in the top hole on the post helped somewhat. I > beginning to think the springs themselves must have a lot of variability. > > Michael > > > On Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:01:53 PM UTC-4, Kieran J wrote: >> >> Haven't had any troubles with them. As others have noted, I used a >> different hanger and Avid Tri-dangle straddles as opposed to the stock >> ones, as I found the small hex cable bolts easier to manage than the wrench >> bolts. >> >> The brakes themselves are pretty good, geometrically, aesthetically and >> function-wise. Nice value. >> >> KJ >> >> >> >> On Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:54:52 AM UTC-4, Garth wrote: >>> >>> >>> I tried the 720's on my Bombadil and had no problem setting them up in >>> a jiffy. there is nothing wrong with the brakes themselves, it's only the >>> stock hanger that is worthless. Just use a regular ol' hanger, the basic >>> ones . If you don't have one handy, any bike shop worthy of being called >>> one should have them new or in the parts bin. I have used canti's since >>> the early 80's and have found the small, basic cable carriers work best. >>> The wider one's are not better. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
