Re: Extensive article on Rivendell and Grant Petersen

On 9/26/2024 12:03 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 9/26/2024 10:51 AM, Radey Shouman wrote:

sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
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On 9/25/2024 7:46 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
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At the 2017 Interbike show there was one bike with mechanical rod
brakes that contact the underside of the rim instead of the sides. See
<https://i.imgur.com/iiGTP8a.png>.
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I'm pretty sure that rod brakes are the wave of the future. No cables
to brake. No hydraulic hoses to leak. They will be much more
reliable. Buy replacement pads at any bicycle shop in Shanghai.

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Millions of people used rod brakes for years.  I never heard one
complain that they did not stop fast enough.
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 Having sold a large number of them over many years I do hear that, mostly from commuters after a near death experience in traffic.

With slippery chrome steel rims, I can understand that. How about with aluminum rims? (Are rod brakes ever used with aluminum rims?)
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- Frank Krygowski