I was reading my copy of "Paved" magazine and noticed an advertisement for Giant's Propel bike showing the brakes, which happen to be linear pull brakes mounted on what appears to be canti studs. Struck me as odd as most bikes are using dual pivot calipers. I have one "road" bike using v-brakes and the stopping power is great. I have never felt the need for more braking power in dry or wet conditions using that bike, so I am a big fan of this kind of setup. I hope more road bikes adopt it.
Anyway, I was checking out a picture essay of Giant's Propel that is ridden by Bauke Mollema and sure enough, same braking setup.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/...ced-sl0_295192
Kind of neat to see this setup in the TdF. Any other road bikes using this kind of braking setup? Anybody know if v-brakes have been used in the pro peloton before?
The brakes on my Propel are working just fine and the bike itself is
awesome.