"Chris Phillipo" <
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> > Oil, any amount of oil, on the rotors is a pain in the **** - and you
gotta
> > clean the rear cassette occasionally! V's are superior in that
respect - so
> > much easier to fix that little problem.
>
> The cassette is on the opposite side of the wheel, you know
Ahhhh... Indeed. They can't get anything past you, can they? ;-P And perhaps that's why I was lulled
into a false sense of security at the time. Why worry about flicking a little oil onto the rotors?
After-all, they're on the other side of the wheel!
>
> > The rear cable routing is a pain in the ****. OK, so that's more of a
bike
> > related issue, but there's a lot of friction in the cables and as a consequence the rear brake
> > is hard to use and difficult to adjust. Where the cable drops off the frame and goes along the
> > suspensed seat
stay
> > the cable has too much looping and play and thus friction. The cable
housing
> > fills with grit too easily too.
>
> Whenever I install a cable disc I go for the extra couple of bucks for Shimano SLR/XTR cable
> housing which doesn't compress easily and a teflon coated brake cable. Then I put some thought
> into how to route the housing the in the shortest and straightest path possible while still
> allowing suspension movement.
New bike. Breaking it in. Recent problem. Learning curve. Yet to make serious adjustments. Thank you
for the ideas. I had never heard of teflon coated cables. Routing is still a problem although I do
intend to reduce the length of some of the housings so that the 'loops' are straighter and more
'direct' in their route.
>
> I like the Avid mechanicals but the Deore hydraulic are cheaper than Avids and require virtually
> no maintenance or adjustment. So, there are really only two reasons to buy Avids; you have
> brake/shift lever combos you can't break up or you are afraid of installing and bleeding hydraulic
> brakes yourself. (and I'm telling you people, it's EASIER than messing with cables)
I'm inclined to agree even though I've never used hydraulic. Cables definitely have their own
particular problems!
Westie
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> Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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