brakes placement

--On Friday said:

With sleak vbrakes it seems to me a front brake could be behind the steerer tubes and the back
brake could be in front of the seatstay tubes without getting in the way. It would give panniers
more room. Could it lead to more squeeling? Or less brake power?

I think the problem would be what to mount the brake arms to, for they can't simply be
free-floating, they need a secure point on the frame to pivot from. At least, this is the only major
constraint I see.

-Mike

gerrit van wijk said:

With sleak vbrakes it seems to me a front brake could be behind the steerer tubes and the back
brake could be in front of the seatstay tubes without getting in the way.

If the front brake was behind the steerer tube, the arms would foul the downtube when the handlebars
were rotated.
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Quoted message said:

With sleak vbrakes it seems to me a front brake could be behind the

steerer

Quoted message said:

tubes and the back brake could be in front of the seatstay tubes without getting in the way. It
would give panniers more room. Could it lead to more squeeling? Or less brake power?

I suspect that cable routing also has a lot to do with it.

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Originally posted by James Messick
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Quoted message said:

With sleak vbrakes it seems to me a front brake could be behind the

steerer

Quoted message said:

tubes and the back brake could be in front of the seatstay tubes without getting in the way. It
would give panniers more room. Could it lead to more squeeling? Or less brake power?

I suspect that cable routing also has a lot to do with it.

I have placed the rear brake on the underside of the chainstays on my homebuilt recumbent... there has been no noticable drop in performance.

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I have placed the rear brake on the underside of the chainstays on my homebuilt recumbent... there
has been no noticable drop in performance.

My 1988 mtn bike, still in use as a rainy day commuter bike, came new with the rear brakes mounted
under the chainstays. They are plenty powerful ( more so than any of my road bikes) - but they tend
to pick up lots of grit and such from the road, since they are so close to it. I've worn out 3 sets
of rims on the rear only, since the rear brake pads so often act like sandpaper on the rims.

I've recently fitted harder pads on the rear, and using the rear brake less.

erik Brooks, Seattle commuter