Thanks for this article, Jan. It definitely speaks to my experience, although CPs are not my chosen rim brakes. I will hopefully have a chance to test out some CPs sometime soon.
My stable at the moment consists a Hillborne and a Surly Krampus--two very different bikes, indeed. On the Hillborne I use (admittedly cheap but quite functional when set up correctly) Tektro cr720s with Koolstop pads and Shimano Tiagra levers. I am *very* happy with the stopping power and modulation of the system. As a sidenote, the same brakes with MTB-style Tektro levers were far from optimal. The straddle cables were set up similarly and I had the correct levers based on the needed pull. It's a mystery to me. Getting to the point of my post, on the Krampus, I have XT hydraulic discs, and the first time I took it on the trail I nearly rocketed over the handlebars on a descent because of the stopping power. I've since learned that there is plenty of modulation available with the hydros, but it takes much less force and more of a nuanced "feel" to find the sweet spot for each braking scenario. I can't imagine a time when I would need hydraulic discs on a road/gravel bike like my Hillborne--the cantis are more than adequate, and I imagine that nice CPs would be even better--but I'm thankful for their existence on my Krampus. Overall, It's a sour apples (cantis) to sweet oranges (hydros) comparison--both of which have myriad culinary uses, of course--and something that everyone should experience at some point, if only on a demo or loaner bike. Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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.
