I'll add another vote to the "Like 'em" column. I have them on my Ram with a 650b conversion, so they are fully extended. As others have said, they cannot compete with disks, but I have never found them lacking. I wasn't always as positive about them but then someone on another thread mentioned about being sure to match the right levers with the right brakes, and sure enough, I was using long-pull brake levers which provide less mechanical advantage at the lever, so swapped them out for short/standard pull and it made all the difference, I greatly enjoy them now. For reference, I run about 230 lbs, and ride in the very steep Appalachian mountains of Virginia, and never-ever-ever ride in the (bad for you) drops .
Al in VA On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 7:29:07 PM UTC-4 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > Ah... Now I understand why people have trouble with sidepull caliper > brakes --- if you're actuating the brake from the hood as opposed to being > on the drops, that would definitely reduce the braking power you have. On > any kind of steep descent I'm always on the drops. Sometimes even on the > flats I'll be on the drops. > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 4:18 PM Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What handlebar type are you setting it up with? If going with a bar that >> uses MTB style levers such as Albatross, I would be much less concerned, >> because you have much better ergonomic mechanical advantage at the lever >> vs. being on the hoods of a drop bar lever. I don't believe you'll have >> any issue, and if you did, you could rectify with either better pads or >> going to Paul Racers as mentioned. Then you're certainly well set up for >> mountains - after all Jan Heine prefers centerpulls over other types of >> brakes for his wet, mountain pass-heavy and mixed surface riding. >> >> On Wednesday, 26 April 2023 at 01:27:52 UTC-7 Hoch in ut wrote: >> >>> I’m window shopping for the next project and was interested in the >>> Homer. Great looking frame. My only concern is the brakes. I live in a >>> pretty mountainous area. Meaning plenty of long, fast descents. >>> >>> Those of you with Homers, how have you liked or disliked the brakes? Do >>> the 559’s give you adequate performance to descend with confidence? One >>> thing I do like about caliper brakes are how easy they are to set up and >>> adjust. >>> Thanks for any input. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/17O2HllMcoQ/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2a9537b-1f3a-40ff-89da-aac8c4755046n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2a9537b-1f3a-40ff-89da-aac8c4755046n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/0b5134ac-4ab7-47cc-ab86-76f74336f297n%40googlegroups.com.
