Jerking this thread slightly off-topic: does anyone know of a combined
brake booster/housing stop? I refer to the arch brake boosters that used to
be sold for mtb cantilever brakes 30+ years ago to stiffen fork legs and
stays for more solid braking.
Reason: my Matthews #2, the equivalent of a 60
Thanks for the thoughts all.
And Garth, thanks for that picture. Now I see how it could make sense.
Unfortunately, my bars are high drops, so the angle ends up creating a
weird double bend that requires me to overshoot the hanger and loop back
into it from the opposite side--I know a pic would
This is timely, the Shove Research FMBCH...
https://shovelresearch.com/fork-mounted-brake-cable-hanger
Bling for the bike, about the same cost as the RH.
Back to Adam's point that fork mounted hangers won't work with center pull
brakes, seems to me someone should make an integrated backing
One factor in reducing front brake cable friction is a gradual, "natural"
bend in the housing between its exit from the bar tape (aero levers, of
course) and where it meets the stop. If your stem is high so that the
housing leaves the bar tape (I'm assuming you use aero levers) far above
the
Thanks,
If anyone has recommendations on cable hangers, I'm interested. Is it worth
the trouble to swap out for one of the Paul, Tektro, or RH options? I'm
mostly just concerned that this weird bend will cause the cable to break at
some point, and that the bend is taking away braking function
I use one of those Adam and no, they aren't a great design with the sharp
bend and all. The plastic brake cable liner isn't necessary, I removed it
and just ran the cable as there was less friction that way on my Bombadil.
I tried running the brake cable direct to it without the noodle, but
