V-brakes are great. They look a little ugly compared to classic cantilevers, but work great. Cane Creek Direct Curve kinda' splits the difference between the two.
On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Horace <max...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > After trying a few different cantilevers on my Quickbeam, I finally > settled on using V-brakes. I did have to switch levers to do this. I > know that many people on this list disdain V-brakes, but I find that > they are excellent for braking, especially in wet weather, and I don't > have any problems modulating the stopping power. I also find them > easier to set up and adjust than cantilevers. > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Daniel <datadatadan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have me a pair of them newfangled XT "low profile" cantis on a bike > > and am doggone dis'pointed in them. > > > > The time has come for me to take the bull by the horns and find me > > some replacements. > > > > I have experience with the Tektro CR720s and am generally pleased with > > them. If I decide to drop more coinage, is there another, better high > > profile canti. Certainly everything Paul is "top shelf" and the Bruce > > Gordon cantis are the most beautiful I've ever seen. > > > > Should I just keep it simple and go the the Tektro or is there any > > advantage going with something else? > > > > Any/all opinions are much uh-preciated. > > > > Daniel > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
