Originally Posted by
Andy_K
That makes sense, but as far as I know you don't really have that kind of option with the Avid Shortys, apart from proper selection of which washers from the linear pull brake shoes to put where, which doesn't yield nearly as much adjustment as your picture shows. Is there some trick here I don't know about?
Are these your Avids?
Looks like you could simply swap the outside thicker brake shoe washer for the inside thinner washer. That would move the shoe out farther from the arm. It doesn't take much to improve the mechanical advantage. The fixed geometry of your cable harness is just like the Shimano, and it appears to be designed to operate optimally in a
very narrow range of arm motion. I was suprized at how moving the arms outward just a little really jacked up the leverage. Give that a try and let us know how it works out. Those brakes look strong enough to crush your rims!
Greg