tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post1994451779089930675..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: BrifturdJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-11958547293810177362010-12-31T15:37:24.603-08:002010-12-31T15:37:24.603-08:00i believe that cable pull for disc brakes is gener...i believe that cable pull for disc brakes is generally designed to be the same as linear-pull brakes. how about inline travel agents? qbp has them.<br /><br /><br />BUT your brakes are designed for "road" levers <br /><br />so i dunnoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473775605435114824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-23380668522356391722010-12-30T11:33:30.376-08:002010-12-30T11:33:30.376-08:00hmm, sounds like you might like the campy ergopowe...hmm, sounds like you might like the campy ergopower shifter over the sora. well, maybe.rorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-25820584192343384862010-12-30T10:34:32.998-08:002010-12-30T10:34:32.998-08:00nowt to contribute on the brifter thing, but that ...nowt to contribute on the brifter thing, but that is one perfect looking bicycle! i think i might have to try and import one to the uk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-91129548806864030072010-12-30T09:48:54.861-08:002010-12-30T09:48:54.861-08:00Don't worry John soon you will learn the ways ...Don't worry John soon you will learn the ways of the force and become a Jedi Knight like your friend Glen. Always two there are, master and apprentice, but beware the dark side of the force. Once you start down that path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can. etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-35540476539395302322010-12-29T17:54:45.075-08:002010-12-29T17:54:45.075-08:00Brent: I make a habit of not thinking while riding...Brent: I make a habit of not thinking while riding. Brifters help me in that department. <br /><br />Ventura -- I'm running the road BB-7s. Which -- btw-- are way way way better in setup, performance, and maintenance than the road versions of the Shimano disc calipers.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-69961699362335078432010-12-29T17:50:29.169-08:002010-12-29T17:50:29.169-08:00One possibility for poor brake performance is usin...One possibility for poor brake performance is using "road" levers with "mountain" disc brakes. I know that drop-bar style brake levers are available that pull the "mountain" amount of cable, but I don't know if there are any brifters that do that.<br /><br />If that is the problem, one solution is to use Avid "road" BB-7 brakes, which are designed to work with standard road levers.<br /> - VenturaNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814430696364049920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-90835969910833341182010-12-29T17:08:57.478-08:002010-12-29T17:08:57.478-08:00As long as you are only shifting to a smaller cog ...As long as you are only shifting to a smaller cog on the big hills then having brifters is ok, otherwise stick with the DT shifters. Don't think just ride! Somewhere a quickbeam hangs it's head in shame. Haha.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147222674320376972noreply@blogger.com