I am equipping a road bike commuter with a more robust tandem wheelset. I have a rear drum and wish to hook up the rear drum and rim brakes seperately, with a third lever on the clip-on aerobars.
If the pull ratio for road bike calipers is the same as the drum (which I presume is likley given the road wheelset), I would prefer to connect the drum to the right drop lever and the rear caliper to the aerobar lever, since on high speed descents or weather conditions effecting brakes likely will see me often with hands on the drops for better control. If the pull ratio is different then, I'll connect the drums to the keeping the old rear lever with the rear caliper.
I am equipping a road bike commuter with a more robust tandem wheelset. I have a rear drum and wish to hook up the rear drum and rim brakes seperately, with a third lever on the clip-on aerobars. If the pull ratio for road bike calipers is the same as the drum (which I presume is likley given the road wheelset), I would prefer to connect the drum to the right drop lever and the rear caliper to the aerobar lever, since on high speed descents or weather conditions effecting brakes likely will see me often with hands on the drops for better control. If the pull ratio is different then, I'll connect the drums to the keeping the old rear lever with the rear caliper. Anyone know able to confrim the pull ratio? The brand is Suzue.
Yes standard levers (not Linear "V" type). MX levers can go well with aerobars. Suzue tandem hub with Arai drum brake I assume? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
I am equipping a road bike commuter with a more robust tandem wheelset. I have a rear drum and wish to hook up the rear drum and rim brakes seperately, with a third lever on the clip-on aerobars. If the pull ratio for road bike calipers is the same as the drum (which I presume is likley given the road wheelset), I would prefer to connect the drum to the right drop lever and the rear caliper to the aerobar lever, since on high speed descents or weather conditions effecting brakes likely will see me often with hands on the drops for better control. If the pull ratio is different then, I'll connect the drums to the keeping the old rear lever with the rear caliper. Anyone know able to confrim the pull ratio? The brand is Suzue.
Andrew Muzi replied:
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Yes standard levers (not Linear "V" type). MX levers can go well with aerobars. Suzue tandem hub with Arai drum brake I assume?
No doubt. My experience with the Arai drums used with _brake_ levers is that they often seemed to want a skosh more pull than the levers provided. (That has been exclusively on tandems, so the long cable may also factor into this. Might well be more satisfactory on a single.)
I would incline more using the main brake levers for the calipers, and set the Arai up as a drag brake, using a shift lever, in the time honored tandem fashion.
Sheldon "Two Front Brakes For Me" Brown +---------------------------------------------------+ | Time shouldn't just pass; things should happen. | | --Harry Turtledove | +---------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com Useful articles about bicycles and cycling http://sheldonbrown.com
I am equipping a road bike commuter with a more robust tandem wheelset. I have a rear drum and wish to hook up the rear drum and rim brakes seperately, with a third lever on the clip-on aerobars. If the pull ratio for road bike calipers is the same as the drum (which I presume is likley given the road wheelset), I would prefer to connect the drum to the right drop lever and the rear caliper to the aerobar lever, since on high speed descents or weather conditions effecting brakes likely will see me often with hands on the drops for better control. If the pull ratio is different then, I'll connect the drums to the keeping the old rear lever with the rear caliper. Anyone know able to confrim the pull ratio? The brand is Suzue.
Andrew Muzi replied:
Quoted message said:
Yes standard levers (not Linear "V" type). MX levers can go well with aerobars. Suzue tandem hub with Arai drum brake I assume?
No doubt. My experience with the Arai drums used with _brake_ levers is that they often seemed to want a skosh more pull than the levers provided. (That has been exclusively on tandems, so the long cable may also factor into this. Might well be more satisfactory on a single.)
I would incline more using the main brake levers for the calipers, and set the Arai up as a drag brake, using a shift lever, in the time honored tandem fashion.
Sheldon "Two Front Brakes For Me" Brown +---------------------------------------------------+ | Time shouldn't just pass; things should happen. | | --Harry Turtledove | +---------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com Useful articles about bicycles and cycling http://sheldonbrown.com
No seperate brand markings on the brake.
I've hooked up the rear calipers to the drops when I replaced handlebars and levers.
I am equipping a road bike commuter with a more robust tandem wheelset. I have a rear drum and wish to hook up the rear drum and rim brakes seperately, with a third lever on the clip-on aerobars. If the pull ratio for road bike calipers is the same as the drum (which I presume is likley given the road wheelset), I would prefer to connect the drum to the right drop lever and the rear caliper to the aerobar lever, since on high speed descents or weather conditions effecting brakes likely will see me often with hands on the drops for better control. If the pull ratio is different then, I'll connect the drums to the keeping the old rear lever with the rear caliper. Anyone know able to confrim the pull ratio? The brand is Suzue.
Andrew Muzi replied:
Quoted message said:
Yes standard levers (not Linear "V" type). MX levers can go well with aerobars. Suzue tandem hub with Arai drum brake I assume?
No doubt. My experience with the Arai drums used with _brake_ levers is that they often seemed to want a skosh more pull than the levers provided. (That has been exclusively on tandems, so the long cable may also factor into this. Might well be more satisfactory on a single.)
I would incline more using the main brake levers for the calipers, and set the Arai up as a drag brake, using a shift lever, in the time honored tandem fashion.
Sheldon "Two Front Brakes For Me" Brown +---------------------------------------------------+ | Time shouldn't just pass; things should happen. | | --Harry Turtledove | +---------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com Useful articles about bicycles and cycling http://sheldonbrown.com
A drag brake was not my intent-most of the hills are modest here in the DC area. Rather I would prefer to have a rear brake lever accessible on the areobars as well as the drops and prefer a brake that works in rainy and icy conditions. If the friction shifter was recommended due the skosh factor-would you still recommend a friction shifter over a brake lever given my objective?
A drag brake was not my intent-most of the hills are modest here in the DC area. Rather I would prefer to have a rear brake lever accessible on the areobars as well as the drops and prefer a brake that works in rainy and icy conditions.
seems to be optimized for use as a drag brake. It can dissipate loads of heat, but according to my limited experience it doesn't provide good strong momentary braking. It might be enough to satisfy your need-- especially in circumstances of impaired traction-- but it isn't the equal of a good rim brake, a good disk brake, or even some other drums with regard to immediate stopping power.
