J
jim beam
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so, i've finally converted to the dark side, shimano, and have a
question about the brake toe orientation on their 7700 calipers.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the
pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for
modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the
maximum amount of grit? is there any reason the toe can't be to the
rear so grit gets scuffed off /before/ getting trapped under the pad?
i'm thinking of rebuilding to swap the front & rear calipers to achieve
this "rear toe" effect, but has anyone else tried it? any reason /not/
to do it?
jb
question about the brake toe orientation on their 7700 calipers.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the
pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for
modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the
maximum amount of grit? is there any reason the toe can't be to the
rear so grit gets scuffed off /before/ getting trapped under the pad?
i'm thinking of rebuilding to swap the front & rear calipers to achieve
this "rear toe" effect, but has anyone else tried it? any reason /not/
to do it?
jb