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I have to say, this is the most tasteful restomod I’ve ever seen. I love it.
(Especially the carbon cage)
(Especially the carbon cage)
In my defence, that was the only rear mech I had that was a plug & play into Shimergo drivetrain.(Especially the carbon cage)
I like how the old girl looks. But the cantis, they are not actually functional from the looks of it. If it were me, I would try another pair. I suspect because these are cyclocross specific brakes, there is a large area between the wheel and the brakes for mud buildup. It is the only thing I can think of, looking at that. Something like the Dia compe dc980 may do a better job, perhaps. @Woz may know a solution.Still alive, still kicking.
Haven't been cycling for fun at all, given the weather - just the commute to work in the cold & the dark. Hope everyone is well.
As tomorrow's forecast is looking good I decided to try and get Frannie on the road and, time & weather permitting, take her on her maiden voyage on a relaxed Sunday ride with the kids - see if anything falls off (at least they can call the ambulance for me, right?).
Installed the brakes & wrapped the bar tape for a couple quick rides 'round the block.
"Smooth" is Frannie's middle name. The frame is very flexible (more flex than my 531db Bojack, and probably even more than my ti Spitfire) and the Horizons are very soft, even when pumped to their recommended max. Riding the bike feels like gliding through butter. To my surprise, the final build came in only at 11.5kg with guards, and the bike is much faster rolling than I expected (lightweight wheels and light WTB tyres must be doing their magic).
Brakes will need some setting-up - right after the installation they are roughly as bad as my disks were, so barely acceptable to go on the road. The problem is that even with my best set-up I did not manage to get the pads parallel with the rims - only the bottom of the pads comes in contact. Looks like I'll need to file a new angle on the pad faces - any suggestions on how to make it easier are welcome. I don't think I'll get perfect performance out of them, given the awkward studs positions, but the stopping force will improve when more pad starts touching the rim.
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For your information,I have to say, this is the most tasteful restomod I’ve ever seen. I love it.
(Especially the carbon cage)
I've posted some links to calculating the cantis a few pages ago - they work a bit better than they look (essentially, in such upside-down mode they work as if they had shorter lever arms...therefore reducing mechanical advantage and making the brakes a bit spongy.they are not actually functional from the looks of it
I didn't read the whole thread admittedly, dropped out for a while there. Enjoy the ride, hope you will be able to ride it more and the weather improves.I've posted some links to calculating the cantis a few pages ago - they work a bit better than they look (essentially, in such upside-down mode they work as if they had shorter lever arms...therefore increasing mechanical advantage and making the brakes a bit spongy.
Pad alignment is the biggest issue here I think.
If I install used pads into them, that will make things better, and the arms will assume a more natural position - my problem is that with my current rim there's just no space for pads.
Definitely something to fanny with in the coming months, but for now I just want to finally put a few miles on the bike.