Has anyone had any experience with the Dia-Compe 610 Centerpull Brakes or
their longer reach cousin? Though I have not tried them personally, I have
heard that the Gran Compe variety are stiff and provide better braking
power and tire clearance than a caliper brake. Rene Hearse center pull can
My Platy pics were posted by me on June 15 in this Long
thread.
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Most components on my bike two tone, mostly silver with bit of black.
Wheels have more color when not dusty. I think it’s a classy look on a
Platy but
I’m looking forward to seeing this. I love Wes Anderson movies and adding bikes
into the mix just makes it that much better.
Robert Tilley
San Diego, CA
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> On Dec 20, 2021, at 11:40 AM, Eric Marth wrote:
>
> Hi all – I just watched the French Dispatch after a long wait
I have Tiagra levers and R559 brakes on my Bleriot. The braking improved
significantly using salmon pads and compressionless housing, specifically,
the Jagwire KEB-SL Pro Road. The mushy feeling went away and they have a
nice predictable grip. I use the Jagwire EZ-Bend segments that lead into
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I got the Pass and Stow for exactly that, a front basket setup with ability
to run panniers if need be for camping/touring. I think the handling is
actually rather acceptable as long as it's balanced with a rear load, so in
this instance, rear Happisack + front basket for misc about town
Sorry to hear it fell through! Someone is getting lucky with that color. I
told Riv it sold and committed to waiting as patiently as possible for
mine. Good luck with the sale!
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 9:36:17 AM UTC-8 Erik wrote:
> AVAILABLE! The sale fell through so this bike is
Thank you for the tip! The pictures I’ve seen made me think that but I
figured it worked if people ran it, so very good to know. I really can’t
wait to see the rear Pass and Stow come out.
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:35:56 AM UTC-8 duh...@gmail.com wrote:
> I had a Pass and Stow 5 rail
All I can say is Suntour knew how to make brakes. Gawd I miss Suntour as
Shimano was always the b-team to them, and still is as far as I'm
concerned. I have some low profile XC Pro cantis that are truly superbe in
every way, pun intended ! I also have some current low profile Dia Compe
988's
I have to disagree with the discs being easy to set up. Every time I remove
a quick release disc wheel and reinstall it, I have to re-adjust the brake.
I understand that that is why they use thru axles now for discs. For a real
nightmare, get hydraulic disc brakes and try to bleed all the air
Although in my case, paired with the TRP RRL brake levers with their own QR
button , the Grand Cru brakes clear 32mm Stampede Pass tires I'm using
with ease
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:24:37 AM UTC-6 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:
> Ryan,
> Thanks for that...if Jan likes them, I'm sure I
+1, and no desire to be controversial, but every desire to share what I
have experienced. Disc brakes just work, and work well, even -- this is
from my experience, which is limited, of course -- mechanical discs; and
even **cheap** mechanical discs, like the -- god knows, I don't: what were
the
I've got a pair of center-mount Paul Racers with Kool Stop salmon thinline pads
actuated by some TRP RRL levers on my rando bike. And although they certainly
aren't as powerful as V-brakes, I do feel that the stopping power is pretty
comparable to the canti brake setups that I have on other
There's also the Campagnolo theory. BITD Campy bikes would notoriously get
bad reviews for lousy braking. The company line was they were "speed
reducers", you weren't supposed to be able to lock a wheel. I did not buy
this line!
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 11:45:08 AM UTC-8 Mackenzy
Excellent! I loved the movie.
As a film camera collector, I appreciate both the bike *and* the Leica!
Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
> On Dec 20, 2021, at 11:40 AM, Eric Marth wrote:
>
> Hi all – I just watched the French Dispatch after a long wait for it to
> arrive to streaming
*personal opinion* if you're not racing, have a larger tire, and want low
effort braking (and no weight concerns) disc's are hard to beat, especially
in wet weather. I have read a of Jan and Grants beating the dead
pony for rim brakes, but my arthritic fingers enjoy the light action and
I had a bike welder braze on posts for v-brakes only on the front of my
Bleriot. MUCH better stopping!
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:50:42 AM UTC-8 Eric Daume wrote:
> Second this. Those long reach calipers are a bad design concept. You can
> try to make them less bad, but they’ll never
Second this. Those long reach calipers are a bad design concept. You can
try to make them less bad, but they’ll never have the power of your V
brakes.
I won’t buy a frame that takes these brakes anymore (with the possible
exception of a fixed gear frame)
Eric
On Monday, December 20, 2021,
I had a Pass and Stow 5 rail on my Susie and didn't like the way it felt,
the load seemed to too far forward.
Much happier with a Nitto Marks Rack for that application, but that's just
my preference, YMMV.
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 6:41:07 AM UTC-8 fra...@gmail.com wrote:
> Actually, I
Agreed with all, it's the brakes, and in your case the Tiagra road levers
probably aren't helping, either.
They were designed with a short-arm dual-pivot Shimano caliper in mind
which is a very good skinny-tire brake, those Tektros are long and flexy
and not particularly awesome even with
Thanks everybody, I grabbed the Knipex bolt cutters Shoji mentioned. Which
is the flat-side straight cut I need, I don't think I explained that very
well.
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 7:17:07 AM UTC-8 Shoji Takahashi wrote:
> Consider Knipex bolt cutters. Pricey, but worthwhile. Mine have
I appreciate your thoughts, Jeremy. I actually find it MUCH more satisfying
to hear that there is an inherent flaw or downside to the Tektro brake
rather than there being an issue with how I have it set up.
I'm going to stick with them, refresh cables and housing, and probably grab
some
I second (or third) the suggestion to switch to Yokozuna salmon pads.
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-8 Jeremy Till wrote:
> Unfortunately the VO Grand Cru brakes are 47-57mm reach and the sidepull
> Sams were designed for 55-76mm reach brakes. The nomenclature gets
> confusing
Thanks everyone one for the suggestions. I have yellow + amber on my
Atlantis which I do like a lot. This time around I am leaning towards white
+ amber (just slightly different). Will post the picture of the final
build!. Homers should be in anytime now. The wait is agonizing yet
wonderful!
Unfortunately the VO Grand Cru brakes are 47-57mm reach and the sidepull
Sams were designed for 55-76mm reach brakes. The nomenclature gets
confusing because for a while the former was the spec for "long reach"
caliper brakes, until the latter came along. Following Paul Components, who
used to
I should clarify on pad distance...
I've used the Calvin from Park Tool method of determining pad clearance by
how far back I can pull the brake lever. The pads touch the rim when
pulling the lever almost halfway back. The levers are at least 1" from the
hoods when the pads are firmly in
Hey Garth,
I have Kool Stop salmon pads in now. Everything on the bike looks set up
perfectly with housing and such...it's an original Riv build so I'm
assuming it was done expertly.
Rim to pad distance...well, I guess I can't find a really good way to tell
how close they *should *be. I know
That is a classy build, Eric. What is the combo of bar tape color and
shellac you used to get that result?
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Ben, If you have stock Tektro pads replace them as I've never met one
worth a darn. Any mentioned are fine. Also cable housing end finishes into
the ferrules, is everything flush ? What's the rim to pad distance ? Check
all that before setting out to tear your bars apart !
In the real world
OOOH! I like this very much, Eric. I had been leaning towards a mix of
green parts. So, similar too, but different than Leah's Platy II. Due to
availability though I've found I'm getting more silver and/or polished
parts than I hoped. At minimum I'll have green Paul Love Levers :)
On
OK, I understand you now: 3" fit fine **except** under the fork crown. Too
bad.
Thanks.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:13 PM iamkeith wrote:
> No way three inch tires are fitting under the fork crown on Susie. Here's
> a pic from a ride last eek (snow came very late this year, and I
> regretfully
Ryan,
Thanks for that...if Jan likes them, I'm sure I would, too. His one gripe,
though, is that they don't open up wide enough to clear a 31mm tire. I take
off my front wheel to transport my bike to trails...I guess I could just
deflate/inflate when I do that. I'll give it some thought.
Very rad write-up and ride, Jason. This is lookin' like a proper blog!
Great work :)
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 12:33:37 AM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
> New ride report from today on the Hillborne! Poor bike is in desperate
> need of maintenance now, basically everything that moves is
Glad to do it! Thanks, Michael.
On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 10:29:54 PM UTC-5 Michael Baquerizo wrote:
> thank you kindly for posting this, i was one who initially asked in your
> build vids.
>
> On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 8:32:58 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi all – I
VO Grand Cru brakes are good. Jan Heine reviewed them very favorably here.
Not dead cheap but they're good looking and they work well. I replaced some
Super Record brakes with these paired with TRP RRL's and I have no
complaints.
Sorry...the VO reviewer said the Grand Cru brakes *could not* fit a fully
inflated 35mm tire.
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:08:03 AM UTC-6 Ben Mihovk wrote:
> Thanks for the thoughts!
>
> I have the Yokozuna salmon pads on the v-brakes on the Atlantis and I love
> them. I might try
Thanks for the thoughts!
I have the Yokozuna salmon pads on the v-brakes on the Atlantis and I love
them. I might try replacing the Kool Stop pads with those.
I just looked at the Grand Cru brakes and am VERY tempted. Definitely have
a stronger/stiffer look to them than the R559. One reviewer
+1 on replacing the stock pads, which are bad, especially in the rain. I
replaced mine with the Yokozuna pads Rivendell sells, but I'm sure the Kool
Stop would be an improvement as well.
Tom in Alexandria, VA
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:24:34 AM UTC-5 Shoji Takahashi wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
Hi Ben,
For rim brakes, it's hard to beat the power of V-brakes.
Side-pull R559 is at a further disadvantage because of the arm length. They
worked ok on my AHH, but I changed to Paul centerpulls, which seem to have
more power. I recall reading that VO's Grand Cru brakes work well-- perhaps
Consider Knipex bolt cutters. Pricey, but worthwhile. Mine have remained
sharp over time despite cutting fender stays, cables, housing. (And using
them for garden work, like cutting chicken wire and hardware cloth.)
I also have a set of Pedros, which I've only used with housing and cables.
It
Good morning!
I picked up a 2013 Sam in late October and LOVE it for a billion different
reasons.
However...one area where I really prefer my Atlantis is braking. I have the
Shimano DXR MX70 levers and v-brakes on the Atlantis and I feel like the
stopping power is incredible. This is my
Klein tools are good. I have two pair of them that my dad passed on to me
when he retired as an electrician.
Doug
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 9:08:35 AM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:
> It's the Pedros cable cutters that I have on the way, not their diagonal
> cutters, just to be clear.
>
Well...I'd love to hear the story. I'm sure it's a good one and I'm betting
I'm not the only one who's curious
On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 8:42:34 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Well, it’s a long story. I won’t hijack this thread with it here. But yes,
> another Platy for
Actually, I plan to put the same Pass and Stow rack on!
On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 6:39:19 AM UTC-8 Ryan Frahm wrote:
> Great pictures Kelvin! Good to know about preferring a rear load. Though I
> kinda suspected that with the chainstays. Maybe just low riders up front? I
> was hoping to
Great pictures Kelvin! Good to know about preferring a rear load. Though I
kinda suspected that with the chainstays. Maybe just low riders up front? I
was hoping to put a basket up front for around town at least, guess we will
see!
On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 4:05:31 AM UTC-8
It's the Pedros cable cutters that I have on the way, not their diagonal
cutters, just to be clear.
Ben
On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 6:48 AM Ben Mihovk wrote:
> I have a pair of Pedros on the way to me as we speak...I'm going to do a
> total refresh on my cables and housing on my Sam in the next
I have been using these fencing pliers for years.
Not something you'd put in the saddlebag, but..
https://www.galvinpower.org/best-fencing-pliers/#1_Channellock_85_Fence_Tool_Plier
Doug
On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 5:48 AM Ben Mihovk wrote:
> I have a pair of Pedros on the way to me as we
I have a pair of Pedros on the way to me as we speak...I'm going to do a
total refresh on my cables and housing on my Sam in the next few days and
needed something I could count on for clean cable and shifter housing
cutting.
I've cut shifter cable with cheap diagonal cutters with success and
Joe, I’ll second the Felcos, but I have been using a nice set of Kleins
since I lost my Felcos.Steve
On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 2:17 AM Joe Bernard wrote:
> I have Park Tool cable cutters but not the kind that cut flush. What do I
> get that cuts an inner shifter wire straight and flush?
>
>
I'm quite happy with the pair of Pedros that I've had for many years.
Nick
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