I need to get Laing to set up my cantis for me :) I have found V's to have significantly more power and tend to save my hands on hillier terrain as a result. I run Motolites on my Bombadil (and I have the canti bridge just hanging there.. doesn't look too weird though) and while they do become a clearance limitation when you're trying to fit larger fenders, they'll clear anything that fits the Bombadil. I wouldn't go more than 2.4 or 2.5 with V's although I see Riv and Crust promoting larger; and biggest fender combo I would try is a Flat 65 with 2.1 or 2.2.
I will say, after running a couple sets of Motolites and most recently setting up and riding a pair of Avid V brakes ... the Avids work just as well and are even easier to set up. They just lack fanciness. Jason On Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 05:29:32 UTC-8 lconley wrote: > The stem is the Nitto DirtDrop 100mm. > I went with the widest 660mm Towel Racks. > > Big tires, big fenders with clearance to the tires and V-brakes tend not > to play well together. I have V-brakes on several of my bikes and I don't > really see any real advantage to them over cantilevers, unless you consider > ugly an advantage. The cantilevers work just as well and have all the > fender clearance that you could want. I am waiting for Rene Herse to get > their cable hangers back in stock to get one for the Bombadil. > > Laing > > On Monday, February 27, 2023 at 10:53:01 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: > >> Something else I have now started to realize is that cantilevers are more >> likely to rub against a handlebar bag. Are V-Brakes preferred for this >> reason? >> >> Laing, what stem are you using with the towel racks on the bombadil? >> Also, how wide did you go? >> >> I'm reconsidering my Riv Bullmoose choice and wondering whether towel >> racks (660) or a spank flare 25 bar is a better way to go. >> >> I plan on running a BXB goldback bag in the front >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Max >> >> On Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 2:47:11 PM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >> >>> 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/b1b57998-d440-4845-9672-393f4cf8c3bfn%40googlegroups.com.
