Re: Ramble, Rant, Groan, Whine...

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From: Király
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:04

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On Feb 20, 12:22 am, tkeats2...@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:
> For cost-effectiveness, servicability, and
> practicality on commuter/utility bikes, I think
> there's still a lot of good to be said for the
> old style cantilever brakes -- especially with
> non-threaded-post pads.  That's just my opinion.
> Besides, I invested a lot of time & effort into
> developing the right touch to set them up just ~so~,
> and I hate throwing that away  :-)

Good for you for learning how to effectively set them up.  That's one
task I never manage to figure out.  I remember struggling with cantis
for as much as an hour trying to get the pads lined up just right with
the rim and with the right amount of cable pull.  For me it's so much
easier with caliper or V-brakes.  Especially with replaceable-pad V-
brakes - just set it once and and it's set forever; it just takes a
few seconds to change the pad!

--
K.

Lang may your lum reek.

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