Less lever effort required for a given amount of braking power? That
turned out to be what everybody meant about disc brakes "having more
power," perhaps it's true here too. Or, possibly, some old centerpulls
really don't have all that much braking power, and in the wet that shows
up? I've heard that the long reach Diacompe centerpulls are really
pretty weak. Just guessing.
On 05/30/2018 10:49 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
Another data point: I just road a very wet, very muddy Farmer's
Daughter gravel ride with center pulls, stopped just fine. My Le Tour
mixte city bike has them as well, and gets ridden rain or shine.
Traditionalist who ride mostly dry roads? That almost sounds like an
insult;^) These brakes have been stopping bicycles just fine in all
weather for generations.
Every once in a great while I wipe down my rims with 000 steel wool
and alcohol. If I'm using vintage 1970s brake blocks, I like to rough
them up just a bit with a file. When they wear out, I replace with the
go-to Koolstops. I'm mystified, given similar brake pad compounds, how
a V-brake gives any better wet weather stopping power than a center
pull. But either way, there's a Riv for that!
On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 7:08:43 AM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote:
I like the old centerpulls on my Fuji 650B conversion, strong
braking with good modulation... until they get wet, then they're
crap until the rims are cleared. Compare that to the V brakes on
my Black Mountain, which are strong all the time. And have better
tire clearance.
So put me in the canti/V camp, save the caliper brakes for
traditionalists who ride on mostly dry roads.
Eric
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