Bill's assessment jives with my experience with the CR720s. At first,
they didn't seem as strong as other brakes I use, but they seem to
have broken in well. I'll replace the stock pads with Kool-stops once
they've worn out. There's no interference with the Nitto M-12 rack, as
seen (fuzzily) here:
I recently put CR720s on my Quickbeam. Easy to set up, but not stellar
for me, yet. More fussing is in order, and maybe Koolstop pads.
I have a Nitto M12 in front, and the straddle wire is way above the
center mounting tube, where the old low-profile brakes had the yoke
almost touching.
I'd consid
They are great. Cheap, powerful, easy to set up and hassle free. I
read a bunch online that the stock pads were terrible, but I think the
stock pads work just fine. CR720s are definitely the best deal around
in canti brakes. The super wide profile looks great too.
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I installed them on my Atlantis a couple of years ago. The stock
Shimano low profile ones that came from Riv never seemed very
powerful, especially with a load. The Tektros were an inexpensive
experiment & it's worked out. They are somewhat more powerful than
the stock brakes but more importantl
Use them on my Sam Hillborne. They work fine. Nitto Mini up front
and big Nitto in back. No problems with bags or anything. Although I
did swap the front straddle hanger for an old Dia-Compe to more easily
clear a Nigel Smythe bag.
Did swap the pads for the Rivendell sold Yokozuna, but that's
Alas, I was not able to keep the rear one because of bag rub... I
could have screwed with it more but chose not to.
On Jun 23, 5:27 pm, Ginz wrote:
> I, too, am a CR720 convert. I find that the straddle carrier must be
> set fairly high with drop levers, and will clear a mini front rack and
>
I, too, am a CR720 convert. I find that the straddle carrier must be
set fairly high with drop levers, and will clear a mini front rack and
fender. With flat-bar mtb levers, the straddle carrier must go even
higher. I'm using koolstop Mountain pads.
Occasionally I get some shudder in front, bu
I have them on my Saluki. I have a top rack in the back and a small
nitto rack in the front. The brakes are very positive, stop quickly
and have a nice feel to them. Adjustment is easy with cable puller.
I recommend them.
On Jun 23, 1:50 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:42 P
I have them on all my canti-equipped bikes.
Ryan
On Jun 23, 1:42 pm, johnb wrote:
> Anyone have experience with these? Do they interfere with a rear/front
> rack? Good/suck? I am assuming since Riv carries them that they do not
> suck but would like other opinions.
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