Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
In my time with v-brakes, I've encountered two different return springs; a) large rod springs that interface into projections partway up the arms, the latter of which the function was a mystery when encountered first on b) small coil springs integrated into the pivot housing. Can anyone attest if either is better or worse?
I think both return spring styles use coils down at the pivot end. I like the springs with the long extension "arm" that runs parallel with the brake arm (I guess your first example above) because it's usually pretty easy to unhook the spring and completely "unspring" the arm (can be helpful in certain situations). It may not be as easy to do this on models where the spring is entirely contained down by the pivot, but I don't think I've seen many models with that design, and I don't have any personal experience with them.