Cyclocross - What brakes are these??? Rodriguez Elephants? I can't find anything about them...

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Standalone
10-06-11, 08:21 AM
From the Setup Sticky:


These are the cantilevers on my tandems. They are the best and easiest-to-adjust I have ever used.

http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/45114/2501701930103161311S500x500Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2501701930103161311OVYeNB)

(This photo was taken when the bike was just built and the brakes were not adjusted yet.)

fietsbob
10-09-11, 09:47 PM
Yup, R&E, Bike shop, framebuilders. Seattle.
Debusama
10-10-11, 12:05 PM
Yup, R&E, Bike shop, framebuilders. Seattle.

Hmmm, there is a custom frame builder In Spokane called Just Elephant cycles. I wonder if R stayed in Seattle and E came here.

Standalone
10-10-11, 08:06 PM
any links or is it a locals-only kind of deal?
eddubal
10-11-11, 05:49 AM
They're actually called "Trillium Big Squeeze" brakes made by R&E Cycles (http://www.rodcycle.com/) in Seattle. Here's the direct link for the brakes: http://www.rodcycle.com/articles/bigsqueeze.html
ineptsidekick
10-11-11, 12:37 PM
it was rodriguez and erickson (sp?), they have since both left the Seattle shop
Standalone
10-13-11, 07:55 AM
They're actually called "Trillium Big Squeeze" brakes made by R&E Cycles (http://www.rodcycle.com/) in Seattle. Here's the direct link for the brakes: http://www.rodcycle.com/articles/bigsqueeze.html

$125/ wheel is pretty cool for such a unique product. Thanks for the link!
Gummee
11-02-11, 08:28 AM
Google 'OnZa HO' brakes. These aren't that different from them.

I should know, I have a few pairs of HOs in the garage!

M
GrayJay
11-03-11, 01:20 PM
Google 'OnZa HO' brakes. These aren't that different from them.

I should know, I have a few pairs of HOs in the garage!

M

The R&E brakes seem to have a unique feature - the saddle cable passes over the top of the arm and is anchored at the pivot. Normal behavior of narrow angle cantis is to loose mechanical advantage as the brakes are pulled. THe cable attachment of the R&E is supposed to help maintain the mechanical advantage by using the saddle cable to pinch the arms together rather than just pulling them upward. No idea how effective this is...