Lambbo, you can use a circular file to remove some of the material at the end of the caliper arm, thereby allowing you to run the pads slightly lower. I've had to do this as well.
As for long-reach brakes in the wet. I have a rim-brake road bike that was my daily commuter here in Portland, Oregon for about 4 years and I had to replace the rims every 14-18 months. Diligent cleaning of the rims after every ride helps a whole lot, but it's a pain to ride in the rain, then wash your bike outside in the cold & rain before taking it inside. I tried many different brake pad solutions over the years and couldn't really discern between the black & salmon pads, except the salmon wore out faster. As for braking performance, it's has never been great with my Tekro 559 calipers. My commute is over a 900' climb so going down the other side into PDX is just not that good. I moved to a disc brake road bike with Shimano Ultegra hydraulic brakes and the difference in stopping performance is massive. If you are riding in the rain, disc brakes are the way to go. First post here. Been looking for a Bleroit 57cm, just like the one that sold last week before I could answer! On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 4:40:17 AM UTC-8, Eric Daume wrote: > > While I'm hemming and hawing over Reid's Joe Appaloosa for sale, I find my > eye also wandering over to the new MIT Hilsens. The sizing looks good, love > the color, nary an extra tube to be found (though I'm warming up to the > extra tubes). But, it uses the long reach R559 type brake. I've used this > brake (and the DC Mod 750) on previous 650b conversions, and it hasn't been > a great experience. They work OK in the dry, but when the rims are wet, the > stopping power was terrible. As a test, I sprayed my front rim with my > water bottle, and the R559 brakes took twice the distance to stop as my V > brake equipped Clem. That was with salmon pads on the R559. Mountain bike > style levers on both bikes. > > So, does anyone have a setup that works in the wet for long reach brakes? > > Thanks, > > Eric > who should just stick to my rule of "V brakes or discs or pass it by" > -- 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.
