Originally Posted by
oldacura
Regarding the rear noodle - we had the same problem. I very carefully bent the noodle a bit more - to less than 90 degrees. I also added a Velcro strap to hold the cable housing tight to the top tube. Stoker doesn't complain about this any more.
We also run Avid linear pull brakes. However, we use Dia-Compe 287V brake levers with bar-end shifters so we don't need Travel Agents.
That is good to know, I wasn't sure I could bend the noodle more. I was afraid the tube would kink (I do not have a tubing bender). I actually used a Mountain Bike trick to shorten the cable. On the back end from the braze-on to the noodle, I used a short length of Nokon cable. It lets you make a pretty sharp bend with the cable routing without fear of adding too much drag within the lining.
I am fully entrenched with STI so the Travel Agents seem to be required to get enough cable pull so that you don't need to adjust the brake pads to within .125" of the rim.