[RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
Thank You Irv. I'd gone there but must not have looked under accessories. Seems strange to me they'd consider replacement brake hoods an accessory. Oh well, I'm happy they are available. Matt On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:15:47 PM UTC-7, Irv wrote: Replacement hoods available here: http://www.trpbrakes.com/category.php?productid=1180catid=188subcat=0 On Monday, June 3, 2013 11:34:05 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: I splurged on the new Levers with Gum hoods. I had to swallow a bit on the price, especially since you can get the older style Cane Creek version with gum hoods for a third the price. I have no regrets. The levers come with a little insert that goes under the hood, depending on where on the bars you want them - and an instructional picture that was useless. It was a little awkward getting that on but after that the installation was a snap. The brake cable goes over the lever and you get a really good view of the hole you are trying to hit. That's important for my old eyes. The levers are very comfortable, perhaps a tad narrower than the ones they replaced but very pleasing to my hands, both sitting and standing. They pull a lot of cable, which makes set up with canti brakes very simple. They have a very light touch and a nice feature on the quick release. Instead of resetting the QR pin manually these automatically reset when you compress the lever. Again nice for us old guys who often say the Senility Prayer: God grant that I only forget the people I don't like, only bump into the ones I do, and the eye sight to tell them apart. Michael -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
The TRP levers are angled outwards, making it much much easier to brake. It can make a big difference on long descents. Toshi -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
Replacement hoods available here: http://www.trpbrakes.com/category.php?productid=1180catid=188subcat=0 On Monday, June 3, 2013 11:34:05 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: I splurged on the new Levers with Gum hoods. I had to swallow a bit on the price, especially since you can get the older style Cane Creek version with gum hoods for a third the price. I have no regrets. The levers come with a little insert that goes under the hood, depending on where on the bars you want them - and an instructional picture that was useless. It was a little awkward getting that on but after that the installation was a snap. The brake cable goes over the lever and you get a really good view of the hole you are trying to hit. That's important for my old eyes. The levers are very comfortable, perhaps a tad narrower than the ones they replaced but very pleasing to my hands, both sitting and standing. They pull a lot of cable, which makes set up with canti brakes very simple. They have a very light touch and a nice feature on the quick release. Instead of resetting the QR pin manually these automatically reset when you compress the lever. Again nice for us old guys who often say the Senility Prayer: God grant that I only forget the people I don't like, only bump into the ones I do, and the eye sight to tell them apart. Michael -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
I have a pair of the black ones with drilled levers. They work well but are a little thin for my hands compared to the SRAM S500's. I wrapped some extra cork bar tape around the base of the brake to fatten them up a bit. ~mike -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
I splurged also. I like them a lot and would like to keep them for a long long time. However, I've yet to find replacement gum hoods. Does anybody know if, or where, these are available? Matt -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: New Tektro TRP Levers - Review
Thanks for the review, and the prayer, I have a set of these on a partially built up Velo Orange Rando frame but have not used them yet so its nice to hear good things about them. I found them for a semi reasonable price at ebikestop.com but I agree they are on the spendy side. I was was spending like a drunken sailor when I put together that build ;-) Ryan On Monday, June 3, 2013 11:34:05 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: I splurged on the new Levers with Gum hoods. I had to swallow a bit on the price, especially since you can get the older style Cane Creek version with gum hoods for a third the price. I have no regrets. The levers come with a little insert that goes under the hood, depending on where on the bars you want them - and an instructional picture that was useless. It was a little awkward getting that on but after that the installation was a snap. The brake cable goes over the lever and you get a really good view of the hole you are trying to hit. That's important for my old eyes. The levers are very comfortable, perhaps a tad narrower than the ones they replaced but very pleasing to my hands, both sitting and standing. They pull a lot of cable, which makes set up with canti brakes very simple. They have a very light touch and a nice feature on the quick release. Instead of resetting the QR pin manually these automatically reset when you compress the lever. Again nice for us old guys who often say the Senility Prayer: God grant that I only forget the people I don't like, only bump into the ones I do, and the eye sight to tell them apart. Michael -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
