It's not impossible that there was something incorrect in their
installation, but I do have other bikes with DiaComp centerpulls, plus the
usual assortment of sidepulls, V-brakes, cantilever brakes, and disk
brakes, so I think the problem was not installation-related.
The fork I was using was
I think there was something very wrong with your Raid setup, so I am glad
you are using a better-performing brake now! Being able to stop well is
important, and it's not worth risking an emergency room visit to try and
save a few dollars.
Your braking problem is difficult to diagnose from a dis
Sorry, don't know. I was just comparing between bikes so ... on the Ram I
could come to a full stop before the house number painted on the curb, but
with the Raid's I came to a full stop about ten feet after. I would guess
the stopping distance was about 25 feet on the Ram, but that doesn't me
Guess I'm lucky and/or not discerning, since I'm pretty satisfied with how
my Raid brake is working.
Mildly curious, what was your stopping distance with with Shimano
medium-reach brakes on your Rambouillet?
On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 9:21:45 AM UTC-7, NickBull wrote:
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> After a couple of year
Sorry, had MaxiCar hubs on the brain when I posted above. Should read:
braze-on Mafacs.
On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 12:30:57 PM UTC-5, Matthew J wrote:
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> > Since they had no experience with the latter, I was not all that
> confident that they'd get it right, and since my Raid's were bought us
> Since they had no experience with the latter, I was not all that
confident that they'd get it right, and since my Raid's were bought used
and have some noticeable wear, I decided that the millions of people riding
> on cantilever brakes (including me on my Burley tandem and Soma Grand
Randonn
Interesting. Not immediately related, but similar: I had problems with cold
weather squealing with my single pivot, "normal reach" front equipped with
salmon pads; the rims are quite narrow. Modifying the shoe position for
better arch clearance for fenders, I installed thick washers behind the
pads
After a couple of years of trying to get my Raid brakes with arches and
Kool Stop red pads to 1) not squeal intermittently, and 2) brake
effectively, I finally gave up and bought a new fork for which I could
mount cantilever brakes. The final straw was a comparison test that I did
on a gentle
Minor update.
This morning I took a little time and got the toe in down to something
approaching the amount I typically find works well on other brakes I have
set up.
Rode up hill and down dale after that. The raid worked just fine. Lever
travel is about what I like. No squealing (except one or
At risk of veering off topic, I wish some clever producer would figure out
a Speedial variable leverage setup for road levers. There's so much
variation in brake MA, hand strength, and just personal preference, I think
it'd be a killer product. Even moreso now with road discs that could
generally u
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 6:19 PM, ted wrote:
> It's a bit lost in the mists of time, but I think I bought the aero levers
> to replace older non aero levers, and that they seemed the same (except for
> being "aero"). Do you know when levers started having more mechanical
> advantage? Was that a Maf
On 03/06/2015 08:33 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Thanks. I'm about to execute a M.A.F.A.C. Racer project and I'm noticing the stock brake
lever pulls a ton of cable. Modern levers don't pull as much. So if the brakes
"want" you to pull a bunch of cable and you have the pads all the way up and
you
I wouldn't argue against going with components made for each other. I think
you'r on solid ground there.
I also completely agree about wanting to know what you'r likely to get
before having pivots brazed on. That's one reason I was happy to find an
old pair of Raids with the stock arches. Much
Thanks. I'm about to execute a M.A.F.A.C. Racer project and I'm noticing the
stock brake lever pulls a ton of cable. Modern levers don't pull as much. So
if the brakes "want" you to pull a bunch of cable and you have the pads all the
way up and you use levers that don't pull a lot of cable, th
If I remember right (all markings have worn off), the levers are Dia-Comp
Grand Comp aero. I think they are fairly typical pre brifter aero levers.
On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:45:43 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing. What brakelevers did you use?
>
> On Friday, March 6, 20
Thanks for sharing. What brakelevers did you use?
On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:40:40 PM UTC-8, ted wrote:
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> I was curious about trying out a mafac raid front brake on my AHH (650b)
> and found a pair for a price I thought wasn't too much.
> It's still early days yet, but I thought I would o
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