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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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:
After a couple of years
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 6:19 PM, ted ted.ke...@comcast.net 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
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
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
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,
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:
Thanks for sharing. What brakelevers did you use?
On Friday, March 6, 2015
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.
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
Thanks for sharing. What brakelevers did you use?
On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:40:40 PM UTC-8, ted wrote:
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
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