I've been wondering, what types of brakes are best (excluding disc)?
On my bike i currently have tektro oryx brakes (cantileiver) and was wondering whether V-brakes are better and worth upgrading to.
The ones that stop the bike!Joshua.Arnold said:I've been wondering, what types of brakes are best (excluding disc)?
V brakes are used extensively on mountain bikes, and seem to be avoided just as extensively on road bikes. Therefore, I suspect that there are characterstics that make certain brakes more suitable for certain types of riding or conditions. I don't know what those conditions are, but if you describe what type of riding you do, and what it is about your current brakes that bothers or concerns you, you will probably get some good advice for either tweaking your current brakes or upgrading.Joshua.Arnold said:On my bike i currently have tektro oryx brakes (cantileiver) and was wondering whether V-brakes are better and worth upgrading to.
dgregory57 said:The ones that stop the bike!
V brakes are used extensively on mountain bikes, and seem to be avoided just as extensively on road bikes. Therefore, I suspect that there are characterstics that make certain brakes more suitable for certain types of riding or conditions. I don't know what those conditions are, but if you describe what type of riding you do, and what it is about your current brakes that bothers or concerns you, you will probably get some good advice for either tweaking your current brakes or upgrading.
Joshua.Arnold said:
I've been wondering, what types of brakes are best (excluding disc)?
On my bike i currently have tektro oryx brakes (cantileiver) and was wondering whether V-brakes are better and worth upgrading to.
Not so at all! I've used 1992 canti levers with 2003 XT v-brakes for several years. Braking power is excellent, and I've had no problems with grabbing or modulation. The only downside is that the rim must be perfectly true and the pads adjusted to sit close to the rim when idle.PCC said:The opposite (cantilever levers with V-brakes) will give you absolutely no modulation whatsoever and extremely grabby brakes.
Clearly, in this instance the guru is wrong! Although what he says about wet weather would be true if the pads were not adjusted to lie very close to a true rim, when idle.PCC said:
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