--So here's additional info. When my Ram wheelset was Synergy + Hetre, I was fine with Silver sidepulls, normal pads up front and Koolstop Thinlines in the rear.
I switched to A32 rims and had to switch my front to the Thinlines and on the rear, I switched to DiaCompe centerpulls. I suppose I could have done some filing but didn't. Well worth the conversion. Toshi On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:55 AM, alan lavine <cigar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hola, > Just completed a 1 hr test ride of the Ram with VO 650 wheels and Compass > 42's. OH-MY-O-MY what a difference!! I am not one prone to hyperbole , > but the difference is striking. The wheels are so much lighter they > accelerate easily and the road feel is super comfy without being squishy. > I've been a recreational rider for over 35 yrs, but have not felt anything > like this before. This is a bike for my old age....wait, whoops...already > there. > > RE the brakes: The slots on the Riv silver side pulls only required > minimal filing, I guess mine is not one with the high rear brake bridge. > Also, I changed the pads from rectangular block pads to the Koolstop > Thinlines, my favorite pads anyway. The braking surface is longer and not > quite as tall, so you gain maybe .5 mm. Still, I will be watching > carefully as the pads wear. > > My old wheels (Phil hubs 36 laced to Bontrager Fairlane asym rims, with > Compass 32's) weigh a ton in comparison. Are these known to be heavy > wheels? > > Can't speak to pedal strike yet, I don't pedal in the turns, or at least I > won't now. > > I strongly recommend this conversion if comfort is your main goal...also, > my fenders are on order. Thanks to all for the advice. > > Alan > > MAIN DOWNSIDE: I may have to do this to my other road 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
