Wish I had known about these before I got VO Zeste Cantis for the Appaloosa I'm going to build soon. Given the tire clearance (I had to see A picture of it mounted on an MTB to fully get the idea) and fraction of the price, they were worth trying even if it meant giving them away later for whatever reason.
I have V-brakes on a Gary Fisher Marlin that I have owned since 2007. I'm pretty certain I'm not technical enough, but I've never felt modulation issue in 2000 or so miles I've ridden it. Having said that, I do think Cantis look way more pleasing on Riv style bikes. On Thursday, January 12, 2017, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I'm not mistaken, those are Tektro 857AL brakes. They have the extra > long 110mm arms for fender clearance. I bought one a few years ago for my > Surly 1x1 that has wheels with 60mm Big Apple tires covered by SKS P65 MTB > fenders. They just clear the fenders with a couple of mm's to spare. > > On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 7:56:26 PM UTC-6, Mark in Beacon wrote: >> >> Hi, can't find a model # on them. For a little while Riv sold a V-brake, >> but I don't see them on the website currently. I would think if you call >> Rivendell and ask what model was used on the first gen Clem completes >> somebody will know. >> >> On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 4:18:07 PM UTC-5, Ash A wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> Those V-brakes look quite good! Any idea what Tektro model is it? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -Ash >>> >>> On Wednesday, 11 January 2017 18:36:04 UTC-8, Mark in Beacon wrote: >>>> >>>> I think this came up not long ago on the iBoB list. Not all V brakes >>>> are created equally when it comes to clearance. I found a helpful list on >>>> gravelbike: >>>> >>>> http://www.gravelbike.com/v-brake-arm-lengths/ >>>> >>>> The stock Tektros on my Clementine cleared a 2 inch tire with fender no >>>> problem. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7:17:20 AM UTC-5, Eric Daume wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Different experiences, Steve. I've used V brakes since the Shimano >>>>> introduced them in '96, and I have zero complaints for their modulation. I >>>>> will admit they can make fenders over big tires challenging. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 01/10/2017 07:13 PM, Eric Daume wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll say, V brakes are the ones that don't seem to get any respect. >>>>>>> Cantis still have some cool factor from the 'cross crowd, but V brake >>>>>>> seem >>>>>>> mostly relegated to cheap hybrids. But if you look at power, cost, >>>>>>> weight, >>>>>>> modulation, and set up ease, I think V's would at least get a podium >>>>>>> finish >>>>>>> in every category. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> A prize for modulation? They give prizes for not having any? In my >>>>>> - admittedly limited - experience, V brakes have all the modulation of an >>>>>> electric light switch and all the simplicity of the binary numbering >>>>>> system: ON and OFF with nothing in between. Then, there's butt ugly, >>>>>> incompatible with standard brake levers and integrated brake/shift levers >>>>>> and interference with fenders to add to their "charms." >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at https://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 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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. > -- www.freerice.com play and feed a hungry person -- 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.
