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Ivar Hesselager
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To my vast collection of superflous bicycle tools I have recently added a "BrakeShoe
Tuner" from the dutch company Tacx. (www.tacx.nl) Now the doubt is nagging
me, whether it actually belongs in this collection. ;-) Because it seems
that it not only makes the brake shoe tuning slightly easier. Also better.
With this tool the brake shoes are not positioned parallel to the rim (as I
have allways done it) but slightly tilted/pointed in the forward direction.
Like this: /H\ (Imagine the H is the rim, the slashes are the
brakeshoes, up is forward.)
"Only then is the braking power optimal", the instruction sheet tells me.
Is this true? Is the braking power theoretically better with a tilted /
pointed brake shoe position?
Would the difference be significant in practical use?
Ivar of Denmark
Tuner" from the dutch company Tacx. (www.tacx.nl) Now the doubt is nagging
me, whether it actually belongs in this collection. ;-) Because it seems
that it not only makes the brake shoe tuning slightly easier. Also better.
With this tool the brake shoes are not positioned parallel to the rim (as I
have allways done it) but slightly tilted/pointed in the forward direction.
Like this: /H\ (Imagine the H is the rim, the slashes are the
brakeshoes, up is forward.)
"Only then is the braking power optimal", the instruction sheet tells me.
Is this true? Is the braking power theoretically better with a tilted /
pointed brake shoe position?
Would the difference be significant in practical use?
Ivar of Denmark