My one dislike for the Rene Herse cantis are the roller yokes. They are bulky and take more real estate and interfere with the fork crown mount of a rack, they are also finicky to set up considering the rest of the brakes are a breeze to set up. I had to use a more traditional yoke like your second picture to get more clearance on traditional Nitto rando racks.
On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 1:59:07 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 4/24/19 1:30 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Darin: I daresay you are wary before being weary of cantilever advice. > > All: General question: What are the respective benefits and defects of > high profile and low profile cantilever brakes? > > > Biggest benefit to low profile cantilevers is their low profile: less > likely to interfere with feet, bags, etc. Biggest drawbacks to low profile > cantilevers are tricky setup, sensitivity to straddle cable height, > geometry works against you as you get closer to the rim. > > Flip those for mid-profile. Drawbacks, Possible interference w/bags & big > feet | small frames, benefits easier setup in that not sensitive to > straddle cable height. > > > > Which style, and which make/model of that style, would you (singly) > choose, and why? > > > I like the mid-profile cantilever brakes. My new bike was designed to use > the Rene Herse cantilevers and built by a master craftsman and they're > simply brilliant. The aesthetics are amazing: beautiful, almost > jewel-like; as simple and minimalistic as it is possible to be; they weigh > next to nothing; there's virtually nothing to adjust; and they work and > feel just great, better than any other cantilever I've ever used before. > And they don't squeal, either. With a frame my size, there are no concerns > about hitting bags or feet. The classic solution to supporting a front > rack was designed for just these brakes. > > > > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- 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.
