Setting up Grafton brakes

[TOMAS]

Lower the chill pill so it almost touches the tire.. Then move brake blocks towards the tire so the arms sit farther away from the rim; does this make any sense? Next move the pivot on the levers towards the hbar.

No facility to move the pads in/out with these as they are non-post pads, they bolt on like oldschool roadie brakes. I think all the options have been covered Jez, TBH if it were me I'd put up with sponge and be happy they you have plenty of modulation and power that generally comes with sponge. You could also up the main brake lines to 2mm inner and final option is the change the pads to some that run cartridges if you can, generally less braking compound in cartridge pads to make the 'squidge' and more metal that err, doesn't squidge so much..

 

[elite504]

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Brakes with the pad eyebolts feel firmer.
Brakes with the L-piece look cooler...

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Thank you for all your assistance.

I'm ditching these and putting Shimano LX on.

 

[24pouces]

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And why not using mecht/derailleur housing ? They got less compression for indexed shifting and old 5mm (or Midern Ride On) accept modern cable...
In trial, that solution was used for a more direct braking

 

[Prodigal Son]

Thank you for all your assistance.

I'm ditching these and putting Shimano LX on.

High profile m730 brakes and levers. Heavy but the stopping power and ease of set up are there.

 

[TOMAS]

Thank you for all your assistance.

I'm ditching these and putting Shimano LX on.

High profile m730 brakes and levers. Heavy but the stopping power and ease of set up are there.

I think he's having us on... maybe this entire post is to give us all a flash of his lovely cantis

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Thank you for all your assistance.

I'm ditching these and putting Shimano LX on.

High profile m730 brakes and levers. Heavy but the stopping power and ease of set up are there.

I think he's having us on... maybe this entire post is to give us all a flash of his lovely cantis

My intention is to try and swap out the pad holders for the XT style as I think that'll help

 

[elite504]

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Nope.
L-piece brakes have the milled slot to get the nut for the pad holder out of the way.
Eye-bolt pad holders fit on a grafton arm without the counterbored slot.

Gear outer for brakes.... guess it works ok on a queen, but the strands of the outer start to slide out, and get all jammed up on the cable, in the ferrule. Feel good, but can only take so-much compression. Spiral brake outer can take near infinite compression (within reason).
2.0mm XT cable helps
http://bicyclist.cc/?s=2.0+xt&post_type=product

Dare I say it, so does a brake booster. Helps the braking, hurts the eye. Gives a drama with colour-co-ordination

 

[Prodigal Son]

I have not worked on those brakes so i don´t know the right way but there must be a plan to make them stop on a dime otherwise the fast pro racers of the early 90s would not use Graftons.