Glad to hear so many people love them.
The only two downsides I heard were:
i) Aren't compatible with STIs
ii) Need to be run very close to rim.
For i) I thought the mini v-brake solved that problem.
For ii) I run mine at 1cm from the rim and they work great. But I don't have mini v-brakes and I do have regular MTB brakes.
Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
I'm running TRP 9s V brakes on a cross bike with Campy road brifters. These brakes are incredible - better than all of the mechanical discs I've tried.
Downside: you'll be running the pads close to the rims, so you need to keep your rims true.
Originally Posted by
jitteringjr
I am runnning Tektro RX5s which have 85mm arms with Campy shifters on my gravel/cross bike and they brake like champs.
Originally Posted by
CO_Steve
Originally Posted by
Lazyass
They came out in '96. The first day my bike shop in Hawaii had them I got a set of XTR's and put them on my MTB which obviously had canti's. I was stunned at how powerful they were. And stupid easy to set up. I still love them. I always hoped they would start coming on road race bikes, I like them better than calipers.
Originally Posted by
MoAlpha
Replaced a set of cantis with direct pulls on a commuting bike. They were, as expected, worlds better at stopping the bike, but the clearances were so tiny that even a bit of rain grit on the rims caused a rub. The set I had were recalled, so I went back to the cantis.