Just saw this as I am in search of canti brakes without having to break the bank with the likes of Paul's or Velo Orange (as nice as they are...). I notices the 980's and am wondering what your experience has been with these.....
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 1:38:49 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I've got a road build coming up that will use cantilever brakes. I've got > a TON of cantilever brakes in my stash, but even so I decided to buy more. > I really like the super simple, minimalist design of the Dia Compe 980s > that Riv now sells. I decided to buy two bikes worth and I'm going to > shape and polish one set. They seem about as light as cantilever brakes > can possibly be, so I decided to do a weigh-off compared to some Paul > Touring cantilevers in my parts box. I weighed two arms, with springs, and > with the mounting bolts. I did not include straddle cables or straddle > hangers or brake pads. Arms to arms, the 980s are a few grams lighter 82g > vs 91g. I'll post photos and updated weights after they are polished. > After I've got them on my new build, I'll report back on how well they > work. I like that they are forged, light and cheap. Hopefully I can > polish them pretty, and hopefully they work well. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd1f4542-27de-4e85-9d59-efccb5633ed4%40googlegroups.com.
