Originally Posted by
RubeRad
Yes I am one of those folks.
I've got 700x50 tires on my crosscheck, and the straddle bracket rides about 2mm above the rubber. My understanding is for wide cantis (like the the tektro 720s) the lower the straddle height the better.
And the wheel is true, so why not set the brakes close enough to do do some good?
Wide cantis like 720s are relatively insensitive to straddle height (at least in the range that most bike frames will permit you to use). Having a little clearance between pads and rim doesn't reduce the effectiveness of your brakes in the least. As long as the levers are not bottoming out, you're not losing anything by having enough clearance to release the straddle cable other than the ability to easily remove/install the wheels.