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
+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
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
*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,
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
