"Differential" brake system, good or bad?
12-12-06, 02:21 PM
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"Differential" brake system, good or bad?
Example, where the rear brake caliper is a single-pivot unit but the front remains dual-pivot.
12-12-06, 02:36 PM
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Saves weight, works pretty well. I have the '07 Chorus skeleton brakes and they stop great.
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12-12-06, 02:42 PM
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Dual pivots make no difference to my style of riding. I just wish I can get my hands on a pair of single pivot Campy skeletons. Purely aesthetics, single pivots have so much more elegance over dual pivots. I currently use Campy Monoplaners on my road bike.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Dual pivots make no difference to my style of riding. I just wish I can get my hands on a pair of single pivot Campy skeletons. Purely aesthetics, single pivots have so much more elegance over dual pivots. I currently use Campy Monoplaners on my road bike.
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The Zero Gravity brakes are single pivot, with cams to increase the leverage. The cams are separately optimized for front and back. Those should do the trick, Fixer. 
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Originally Posted by jschen
The Zero Gravity brakes are single pivot, with cams to increase the leverage. The cams are separately optimized for front and back. Those should do the trick, Fixer.
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12-12-06, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jschen
The Zero Gravity brakes are single pivot, with cams to increase the leverage. The cams are separately optimized for front and back. Those should do the trick, Fixer.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I don't think my bike is worth sporting a good $400 pair of brake calipers....
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Saves weight, works pretty well. I have the '07 Chorus skeleton brakes and they stop great.
12-12-06, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sogood
+1 with my Record skeleton. However, I thought a major reason for the rear single pivot is to reduce the chance of lock-ups.
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Dual pivots make no difference to my style of riding. I just wish I can get my hands on a pair of single pivot Campy skeletons. Purely aesthetics, single pivots have so much more elegance over dual pivots. I currently use Campy Monoplaners on my road bike.
Originally Posted by DrPete
If you can find some way of extending the mounting bolt for use on the front, you could probably just order individual rear brakes from a Campy dealer, or just buy 2 sets and sell the 2 fronts on ebay.
I think it would be so beautiful to have two single pivot Campy skeletons.
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My 06 chorus is single pivot rear, dual pivot front. For the first 100 miles I had to concentrate on not locking up the rear tire.
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Originally Posted by sogood
+1 with my Record skeleton. However, I thought a major reason for the rear single pivot is to reduce the chance of lock-ups.
