Lambbo, you can use a circular file to remove some of the material at the
end of the caliper arm, thereby allowing you to run the pads slightly
lower. I've had to do this as well.
As for long-reach brakes in the wet. I have a rim-brake road bike that was
my daily commuter here in Portland,
I have been having this problem of pads eating through the tire wall as well on
my Cheviot, with Paul's, adjusted as low as possible... it's incredibly
frustrating.
I thought it was the fork somehow changing but now you're making me think it's
the new rim I have (H + Son)
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Mike's comment on considering all factors is good. I have had no trouble with
my 556 (Black factory pads) or Silver brand (salmon kool stops) on Velocity
Synergy rims. These are wider than many people use. My most recent bike came
with centerpull braze ons so I am using a Mafac and centerpull
I think it depends on a variety of things including the rims you intend to
use and various other things related to where and how you ride. I purchased
a non-canti 650b Sam Hillborne in Spring 2017 and ride in Vancouver, BC. We
get a lot of rain and we have a lot of hills.I first tried using HED
I have the predecessor of the R559 (the R556) on my Bleriot with cheap
Shimano aero levers and Koolstop pads, and the stopping is fine in both wet
and dry weather. It really doesn't feel any different from the SRAM Force
22 levers/brakes using Swissstop pads on a Lynskey that I have. However,
I recently swapped out the OEM cheepo dual pivot front brake on the Hon
Solo for a 559; pads near the bottom of slot. The 559 is better, but not as
hugely better as I had hoped, despite the Kool Stop salmon pads. I have to
say that this must be the nature of the beast.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 7:15
Regardless of brake caliper I’ve found that using compressionless housing of
some kind and a the right lever goes a long way. For some reason the Paul canto
levers just feel stronger to me and correspond with better braking.
I prefer my Paul Racers on my Saluki to my rXXX long reach Tektros on
Maybe try levers with different cable pull rating. I find the low-end shimano
aero levers Riv sells and tektro road levers work well with cantis and normal
reach (57 mm) brakes. But have not used them with 559s.
mike. SLO CA
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Eric,
I've found Tektro 559's to be suboptimal for 650b conversions, mostly
because they had to be at the bottom of the slot to make it work. I believe
Tektro 559s on a bike like the Hilsen with 65mm brake reach will feel much
better.
Even still, you can put Paul Racers on these, and they
You could try Swiss Stop blue pads.
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I will just add that you could use good center pull brakes as well -
Paul's, Dia Compe GC700(?), others? I do have R559's on a 650B conversion
(with Kool Stop pads) and have been ok with those (and absolutely love the
bike!) but I will be using Paul's and Kool Stop's on my AHH. I don't
Kool stop salmon pads on the R559, whatever random (regular black) brake
pad I had installed on the V brake.
On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> I see no mention of what the brake pads were that you tested. In long-ago
> days, I recall Bicycling magazine testing brake pads
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