This works for me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/1679476454/in/set-72157602592825848I can lock up the front wheel if I put some effort into it.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hmm, maybe someone could send over a pic of a good setup? > On Aug 24, 2012 9:07 PM, "Eric Platt" <epericmpl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm with Garth, check your yoke angle. I've got Paul Touring cantis on >> one bike and feel they are very strong. In fact, just as strong as the V >> brakes on my other bikes. >> >> Otherwise, check the angle of the pads and arms. On long arm cantis, I >> personally set up the brakes so when the pad hits, the arms and yoke are >> around 90 degrees. Pretty sure I starting using that from reading the >> Sheldon Brown article on canti setup. >> >> Eric Platt >> St. Paul, MN >> >> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Is my reply gone ? >>> >>> Anyway ... it sounds like your yoke angle is too high . On a Bombadil, >>> FWIW .. I wouldn't recommend that style of brake. Wide profiles work best >>> on a Bombadil, from trying out various brakes types on mine. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/6YqqFxZT-xQJ. >>> >>> 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. >> > -- > 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 ** "The good thing about *science* is that it's *true* whether or not you * believe* in it." -- *Neil deGrasse Tyson*. -- 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.
