Originally Posted by
Roll-Monroe-Co
Hmm. I hadn't heard of this. Maybe it's the cause of the braking power/squealing issues. My wife does not exactly ride 30 miles/day.
could be;but what levers are you using? some folks, and some bike companies who spec SA drum-hubs oem, use these with long-pull v-brake levers, but SA and others with more credibility say that short-pull is the way to roll. Sheldon said that older-vintage brakes designed around aged canti-brakes, which might be described as "medium-to-short-pull" are the best. but, the bottom line is, when i was researching the brakes prior to purchase, everyone said that the break-in is deadly long, but you end up with very nice braking performance at the end of it. Wish i had some sources to link, but any google search will likely yield some info to that effect.
hth
-rob
ps-yes, they're heavy, but they're designed for non-performance type bikes; commuters and such, so the weight isn't as big of an issue imo