I went with the Paul Touring canti's on my Hillborne. They've worked superbly since day one, no squeal or shudder. I would highly recommend them. I also use a headset hanger with the Soma ( Tektro) levers.
~Mike~ On Apr 19, 8:20 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:03 PM, MikeC <mecinib...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I have a Sam Hill with Tektro CR720's. They have a brass bushing that > > pivots on the canti post. There is a lot of play in the pivot due to > > the bushing being larger in diameter and shorter in length than the > > post, which means it can wobble back and forth and side ways. It does > > not pose a problem when braking at moderate to high speed, but when > > slowing to a stop at low speed, like coasting with the brakes on into > > the driveway at a few MPH, the fork shutters almost uncontrollably. > > This is a 60 cm SH so the cable stops is way above the brakes due to > > the long headtube, but the issues is mostly slop in the pivots more so > > than the issue that Leonard Zinn referred to due to th ecable stop > > being way above the brakes. > > > Have any other SH owners run into this problem. I would imagine that > > other Rivendell owners would also experience this assuming that the > > same canti posts are likely used on all models. Any suggestions on how > > to improve the situation, preferrably by reducing play at the pivots. > > Otherwise, I really like the CR720 cantis with Kool Stop salmon pads. > > I don't have a SH, but i've had some of the same sort of shudder on my > Crosscheck with the same 720 cantis installed. It's been a while since > i installed them, i can't remember if they're a loose fit on those > canti studs. It seems to happen more in the wet for me, and it seems > like it might be worse when i have my Shimano generator-hubbed wheel > installed, but that could be my imagination. Overall it hasn't > bothered me enough to change things, but i don't think i have much > toe-in on the front, and a bit more would likely fix it. > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
