Two of my three bikes have V brakes (including the Sam Hillborne). For stopping power, they work really well. Am using the Dia Compe drop bar brake levers.
For cantilevers, my favorite are the Paul Neo Retros. Have them on a bike and when set up properly they easily compete with V brakes for stopping power. And a lot more powerful than the 720s, in my estimation. The other nice thing about Paul brakes is the enclosed spring. Supposedly a nice advantage in bad weather conditions. Should find out this coming winter. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sep 17, 11:01 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
