*"Experimenting with Centerpulls, you say?"*... Careful, some regard centerpulls as a "gateway" brake... leading to heavier stuff, like drum and eventually hydraulic brakes... Don't go there, friend... I'm living it, and have been trying to get clean for years... it's a dark place.
Just say NO... (TGIF, I'm losing it..) On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 2:30:30 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I'm going to start playing around a little bit with centerpull brakes on > at least one of my caliper brake equipped bikes. I bought a pair of the > snazzy Gran Compe 610s and the tiny optional front rack from Velo Orange. > They will be replacing Tektro R539 on my "budget Roadeo". > > Riv Content: I am no longer capable of taking a bike seriously if it > doesn't have a front rack on it, thanks to Riv. I'm obsessed with getting > more clearance for fenders and chubby tires for safety, thanks to Riv. > > Anyway, can anyone share about changing straight from modern dual pivot > caliper brakes to centerpulls and liking them better? I'm interested to > hear about it. > > FYI, that little rack is TINY. Check it out next to the Nitto Mini Front: > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_VLPdjewy14/UlWgn7eNviI/AAAAAAAABcE/qhC1EaaqaHk/s1600/IMG_0520.JPG> > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
