Originally Posted by
clubman
You're right in that you can use your skill to modulate the brake action but they can take you by surprise if you're not ready for them. They're "self energizing"...the forward motion of the rim helps to pull the brakes inward due to the angled pivots.
Though my CLB-2's are powerful, I have yet to experience any such sense of the brakes self-applying by virtue of the design. They modulate well and have more than enough power.
The only problem I've experienced is that the dried-out pad compound on my NOS brakes have a tendency to stick to the rim if I hit full lock the second I come to a stop. I've fully intended to replace the pads with Campag Deltas, but at the price those bring, I'll probably get a set of Scott-Mathausers and curve the ends instead.
Originally Posted by
clubman
Bless the french, they gave us the Citroen DS....
And curse them for everything mechanical that hides under that body.
-Kurt