I have the Riv Silver's on my Riv Custom and they work great for the
~230 lbs weight of plus rider.
I also have a bike with the Paul Racer braze-on's.
For me, the Pauls are a bit better than the Silver's but not
dramatically so. I've never really understood the
'Silver's are flexy' train
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Adam Kimball wrote:
> * I've brought the yokes up pretty high - I can get them higher, but
> not much. So, I'm not certain this is the problem.
This is the piece that strikes me from this whole thread. Having a
somewhat higher yoke will give you more leverage at
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:20 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> Adam - As others said, I'd check that you have the correct housing. And,
> what the
heck, the cables are correct, right? Sometimes I've seen mis-marked
packages, or cables with undersized/oddly shaped ends that won't seat
properly or drop in
Adam -
There are an awful lot of variables in that equation...
Unless you are a big guy and running the bike with a lot of additional
baggage, the Silvers and/or the Pauls should stop you, if properly set up.
First off -
If you are talking about lever feel, "Spongy" brakes actually have plent
Hey Adam.
I've gotta think plenty of Silver/Tektro calipers are in use with Shimano
aero levers. I would suspect the cable housing. Are the ends cut cleanly
and squared off, with a file if necessary? Are you using metal housing end
caps where they fit or at least the plastic ones? I would reco
Mark at Rivendell built up my AHH with the Silvers and the Shimano Tiagra
levers that they sell, and the performance is excellent.
-Jim W.
-Original Message-
>From: Adam Kimball
>Sent: Sep 13, 2010 2:21 PM
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Subject: [RBW] Super-spongy brakes on
Wow, I'm not having much luck in the brake department with my new
ride. I set up my Hilsen with Silver brakes and found that they
simply wouldn't stop me - I could have both levers to the tape and
still roll. So, I changed to Paul Racer's on the advice of my LBS and
found that the situation reall
