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Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-22-16, 07:29 AM

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Best option for center-pull brakes?

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Posted By verktyg

Conventional wisdom back in the bike boom days...

Conventional wisdom back in the bike boom days was that center pull brakes had greater mechanical advantage than side pulls and thus stopped better.

Large flange quick release hubs and center...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-20-16, 11:34 PM

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Best option for center-pull brakes?

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Posted By verktyg

Tongue in cheek.... :innocent: verktyg ...

Tongue in cheek.... :innocent:

verktyg :50:

Chas.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-19-16, 10:06 PM

Replies: 82

Best option for center-pull brakes?

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Posted By verktyg

Something that's been briefly touched on in this...

Something that's been briefly touched on in this thread is the MA (mechanical advantage) of brake levers.

Over the years there's been a lot of "research" done comparing the MA of different brands...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

10-19-16, 01:38 AM

Replies: 82

Best option for center-pull brakes?

Views: 23,849

Posted By verktyg

A lot of brake effectiveness is dependent on the...

A lot of brake effectiveness is dependent on the pads!!!

You can put good pads on crappy brakes and they will work FAR better than vise-versa!

Something else to consider, the braking surfaces...

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