[RBW] Re: Brake comparison again

2016-10-26 Thread Lungimsam
Cable clamped too short? This happened on my wife's Raleigh bike. -- 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] Re: Brake comparison again

2016-10-26 Thread Michael Hechmer
Thank you Jim. That is very helpful. On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 11:45:36 AM UTC-4, Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > > I would say it's consistent with my experience. > > "Modulation" gets used a lot around bicycle brakes, and a lot of time very > imprecisely. In this case - accurately - we're

[RBW] Re: Brake comparison again

2016-10-25 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
I would say it's consistent with my experience. "Modulation" gets used a lot around bicycle brakes, and a lot of time very imprecisely. In this case - accurately - we're talking about the range of response. There were a few good articles over the years - one in an Old Reader and another by

[RBW] Re: Brake comparison again

2016-10-19 Thread Philip Kim
yeah v-brakes are pretty powerful, also coupled with that they need to be set up with the pads very close to the rim. may need adjustment in pulling the levers -- it really is two finger braking. a way to kind of counter act that is to loosen the cable pull for the front brake a little so you

[RBW] Re: Brake comparison again

2016-10-19 Thread Brewster Fong
On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:10:30 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > I have lots of experience with bunches of SP & canti brakes, along with > assorted levers, but very little with V brakes and none with disks. During > the last month I have had the opportunity to try both out. We