On Apr 29, 7:02 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now: please give me advice how to get more hoods braking power from > the Mafac levers and the Mafac cantis?
I heard a great story featuring Sheldon Brown's answer to this question: A fellow walks into Harris Cyclery, wanting some help with the set-up his cantilever brakes. The first responder immediately pages Sheldon Brown, who, busy fixing bikes at the moment, asks, "what kind of brakes?" The customer replies, "Mafac cantilevers - I can't get them to stop with any power. What do you suggest?" Sheldon answers without ever looking at the bike, "get new brakes." Seriously, though - J.P. Weigle seemed quite fond of these brakes and Paul Curley, a cyclocross legend, still uses these on his race bike. so that's endorsement enough, i think. granted, from my time spent watching them ride, brakes are merely speed adjusters - they are both very skilled riders who rely on their handling skills in situations where some would be grabbing a handful of brake. -- 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-bunch@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.
