I use only cantilevers and basically will always ! Good ol' smooth post cantilevers that clear the frame as opened and open all the way. No silly overly long and offset pads that add nothing to the braking performance. I take a certain delight(albeit comical and always good for a laugh in just thinking it), in denigrating v-brakes and certain cantilever designs, including making/selling/defending frames without rear cable stop bridges. Call it what you will, as so have I. ((( laughing ))) Nevertheless, it stands. I could also speak about how "the industry" is their own worst enemy, in fact, their only enemy and the customer but a witness.
I remember not long ago before the Clem Riv couldn't give a v-brake away. Then with disc brakes becoming the thing, and dwindling proper canti manufacture and design , it didn't leave them much choice as the frame was a sales hit. It's like drinking a brand of beer you really don't like, but because the wife loves it, and you love the wife's company, you swallow your taste buds, one bitter chug at a time. "Ain't this beer great ? said with crooked broken smile and whose eyes betold another story. What's life without a couple of good ol' stories ? .... teeheehee . So sure Max, Anything but a cantilever on your Bombadil would leave you without any brake at all :-) -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/078e4ef1-a77d-4cee-95c5-4d222570a7c1n%40googlegroups.com.