Originally Posted by
Koyote
Here is what I meant: as long as it is impossible to pull the lever all the way to the handle bar, I think you can develop the same amount of force on the brakes whether the pads are very close to the rims (so don’t need to pull the lever very far), or the pads are just a bit further away (and hence you have to pull the lever is a bit further).
I’m willing to be corrected if I’m wrong...But even if that’s the case, I don’t think there is any advantage in having so little brake lever travel.
Let me see if this helps clear up anything:
No, you are not "wrong" in this post. As said in my last post, what you are saying is true, because when you set the pads farther away on a rim setup, you are in fact not changing the mechanical advantage.
However, what what I am failing to see is the relevance of this to the point Alo made is post 12, which (I believe) I clarified in post 15, and then which I once again broke down in post 26..... all of which you are insisting are "wrong".
I've given you ample opportunity to explain where exactly I was in error, but all you've done in response is blame my reading comprehension. Which is a little ironic considering this all started when you said.....
Originally Posted by
Koyote
I’m not sure what this means
Well, I actually DID understand what it meant, and I tried to explain it to you.
Oh, well.