I'm trying V-brakes on my old LongLow custom, to see what the fuss is all about and whether they can stop me better than the cantilevers I've been using. I found a set of Tektro RX6 brakes on eBay, they have reach of 90mm. Some folks might call these mini-V's, but they're certainly not as long as the "standard" V-brakes. The constraints on my LongLow are the current brake levers (Tiagras on Noodles), the interrupters, and the Nitto mini-rack up front.
I was very pleased to note that the brake cable *just* clears the mounting bolt on the Nitto rack. If I had used shorter V-brakes, the cable would have hit the bolt. I was also very pleased that the existing levers pull enough cable for efficient stopping without bottoming on the handlebars. I can quick-release the brakes with a simple tug, not a problem, but I also have some adjustability with the barrels on the interrupters. They look good, very streamlined along the fork legs. And they brake quite nicely, so far. Sunday I'll give 'me a test on Claremont descent. - Andrew, Berkeley -- 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.
