Sorry, didn't mean to imply those were IRD's in the photo. I was just
using the photo for comparison purposes.
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I had the same problem. Raising the yoke to the height shown in the
Rivendell photo reduced the mechanical advantage far too much. Some
folks will say it is no big deal, but I disagree. So, I went with the
Tektro CR720's which, with their wide profile, compensate for the high
yoke. However,
How about a picture of your setup?
The Riv picture shows oodles of clearance using brakes that aren't IRD.
Your brake pads probably have a set of spacers that have a thick side and a
thin side. If the thick side is on the rim side of the setup now, swapping
the thin side spacer to the
there are link wires that are shorter/longer that could help with the
height. but easiest would be to use a straddle carrier style instead
of a link wire, like this http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ca21.htm
i'm used a similiar one on my sam h with the same rack and same
brakes.
that rack is now
Here's the best I could do trying to get it all in one shot:
http://bit.ly/taKfSA
I'll try the brake spacers. Seems like it would get it nowhere near the
kind of clearance Riv show?
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+1. A carrier and straddle wire works easier with a front rack, IMO.
Had that setup on my Sam Hillborne with Nitto Front Rack until I
decided to go with V brakes instead.
But a longer link wire would also work if you have one. And if there
is enough extra length in your remaining brake cable.
Not sure how important this is - but the image from Riv looks more
like the Shimano brakse than the iRD cantilevers.
I agree that a longer straddle wire will help - be careful not to
lengthen it too much, as that may reduce the mechanical advantage,
thereby de-powereing your brakes.
Corwin
On
When I added the Nitto mini to my Atlantis with the stock Shimano low
profile cantis I had the same situation. Between fiddling around with
the adjustable side and the barrel adjuster, I could just get the link
wire to come off after slackening up on the barrel adjuster. Kind of
a pain. The
