I've asked this question before in another context, but I'll ask it again here, since the general question has been raised: if non-aero levers require more force on the hoods, *not* because of the shape of the lever, but because the leverage is less favorable, then:
Doesn't this mean that non-aero levers are designed to pull more cable? IOW, is more force required because the lever moves the pads more for a given unit of distance? Or, is there some 3d reason, unknown to me, why more force is required? My motive: if non-aeros pull more cable, then perhaps they might be a good mix for cable-operated disc brakes. Patrick Moore, whose new BB7 Roads pulled by aero levers are working just fine at the moment. On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On 08/15/2016 02:55 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Rene said that he: >> >> " just read one if Jan's articles explaining why they are much harder to >> use from the hoods as that position has a much shorter lever arm and >> braking is better from the drops" >> >> Jan is absolutely right and it's all just math. The pivot for non-aero >> "traditional" brake levers is quite low. Of course, if Jan said "much >> harder" then that's a subjective thing. People have been using non-aero >> brakelevers for generations, and they've done just fine. >> > > Well, that's true but there's a caveat: they did just fine braking from > the hooks, but not the hoods. That wasn't so popular until after aero > levers came in. And the reason for that change is obvious, once you try > both. > > > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
