Campagnolo Monoplaner brakes?

[Canuk]

You see this word monoplaner bandied about a lot on eBay etc, but does it actually mean anything in cycling terms!? I can't find it's usage in any other engineering or technical reference. Made up Campagnolo word!?

 

[raidan73]

Made up Campagnolo word!?

Just this I reckon!

 

[bikeworkshop]

I think it refers to the fact that both sides of the caliper rotate around the same point along the pivot pin.
The forked pivot mount of the right hand side straddles the single pivot mount on the left, hence a singular plane of actuation - mono planar.

Innit?

They still made it up though.

 

[gfk_velo]

It actually refers to where the centre lines of brake calipers arm are, in plan view.

If you look at the Monoplanar brakes, where the two "halves" of the caliper are interleaved, you'll see that the brake-blocks are exactly aligned across the width of the rim and both are "stepped", in plan view, the same distance away from the centreline of the caliper arm.

Most brakes (including all of the current Campagnolo designs of brake), one brake arm is in effect, "in front of" the other, so one caliper arm itself is "stepped" more than the other ... otherwise, the two blocks would not meet the rim exactly opposite one another, the offset L/R would be the same as the depth of the caliper arm at the pivot.

Monoplanar was / is just a term, "in a single plane" - more common would be to refer to a number of points being co-planar (in the same plane), i.e. three points define a plane so the feet of a tripod are said to be co-planar ... but I suppose one could also say monoplanar, which has the merit of being distinctive!

Monoplanar is probably not commonly used because first, co-planar is just as comprehensible and second (maybe I am reaching here), there's potential in spoken English, to confuse monoplanar and monoplane.

I always thought they were very elegant brakes though ...

 

[kermisking]

They stop you adequately and are pleasing to the eye . I have had a few pairs of this style of brake . I always preferred the cam quick release on the caliper which monoplanes brakes lack . Also Campagnolo missed a trick by only catering for the racing crowd with tight clearances unsuitable for the more modern view of wider tyres and more clearance . Having said that I have Campag cantilever brakes withy tons of clearance .