tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post1953820415996965349..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: B is for BrakesSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-781165905893755382010-04-19T18:48:18.180-05:002010-04-19T18:48:18.180-05:00Wow. I have salmon Matthausers that have been on m...Wow. I have salmon Matthausers that have been on multiple bikes. I find it not only brakes better than anything, it also wears that way, too.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-11174128678261675262010-04-19T12:29:23.969-05:002010-04-19T12:29:23.969-05:00The Kool-Stop Salmon thinlines are the best brake ...The Kool-Stop Salmon thinlines are the best brake pads I've tried ... not that I've tried a lot. Still, I doubt you'll find anything more effective, especially in wet conditions.<br /><br />But, I bet they won't last as old as your other pads. The salmon compound is soft, which makes it grippy, but also means it wears quickly. Personally, it's a tradeoff I can live with.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-27758004780923140692010-04-19T09:28:45.860-05:002010-04-19T09:28:45.860-05:00Linear pull brakes don't go with road levers. ...Linear pull brakes don't go with road levers. They will always feel spongy. Specialized was supposedly developing shorter linear pull brakes that would match road levers. I don't know if that worked out, seeing as you say the Tricross went back to cantis.<br /><br />There are linear-compatible road brake levers (don't remember the specifics right now, Dia Compe 287 or something), but I'm pretty sure there's no linear-compatible brifter. Yet another reason NEVER TO HAVE BRIFTERS on a bike not used for racing.<br /><br />Back when the lever incompatibility issue was common knowledge, cross bikes with linear pull brakes came already equipped with leverage adjusters like the old Avid Travel Agent. Some form is still available. I just don't like having to use too many adaptive gimcracks to get a system to work. It's supposed to be simple.<br /><br />The people who spec these bikes for major manufacturers don't clutter their minds with compatibility issues, just price, color and fashion appeal.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-76205279400316088952010-04-19T00:37:05.526-05:002010-04-19T00:37:05.526-05:00and C is for coffee!! :D
well the lesson to your m...and C is for coffee!! :D<br />well the lesson to your morale has to be applied here in SF, hills are super fun when descending - not so fun when going up of them, profanities included... he heee<br /><br />cheers - mMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-76350294746403641802010-04-18T17:33:48.075-05:002010-04-18T17:33:48.075-05:00I think you may have discovered a new training tec...I think you may have discovered a new training technique. Just think how fast you will be able to ride after you stop your brakes from rubbing! By the way, I thought this kind of stuff happened only to me. Thanks for posting this. I feel better.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-6174522737489663122010-04-18T17:00:55.223-05:002010-04-18T17:00:55.223-05:00"Old School" sneer at little crimp ends ..."Old School" sneer at little crimp ends for cable. THEY get out a soldering iron and a dab of solder. I keep meaning to try that myself some day, but I'm not quite ready to be "Old School" yet. One advantage is you avoid the fraying while still being able to thread the cable through the housing.<br /><br />One must save a FEW new items for future posts...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-58055584119265953672010-04-18T16:34:29.912-05:002010-04-18T16:34:29.912-05:00I hear you about the lack of barrel adjusters. Th...I hear you about the lack of barrel adjusters. The one for my front brake is still sitting on the workbench in the garage waiting until I manage to go to the bike store and pick up one of the little crimp ends for the end of the cable. I don't want to take things apart until I get a new one because I don't want the end of the cable to start fraying on me.<br /><br />Never mind that it's been sitting there for a couple of months!Tracy Whttp://www.springfieldcyclist.comnoreply@blogger.com