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That same article you quoted mentioned a another problem that is the most common of problems that can cause a crash due to mechanical issue, and that is a bent rear derailleur. Odd, because in over 40 years of riding I've never known anyone to crash their bike due to a bent rear derailleur, but I guess everyone I knew always had their derailleur adjusted properly. But my point in bring this more common problem to light is that if that is the most common problem, and I've never seen or heard of it happening, then the straddle wire falling has to be quite rare, so rare it would be like finding a Ivory Billed woodpecker while out riding. |
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It's been a long time since I ran V brakes on my MTB but my recollection is the combination of shimano levers intended for V-brakes there + full size V-brakes was a lot better than STI levers plus Mini Vs like the TRP CX9s I have right now. The MTB setup had more mud clearance/cable travel, so you could get lots of brake power, good feel, and the pads backed further off the rim when you let go of the brake. The TRP CX9s have been pretty good for me but not great.. I'd be tempted to try the 8.4s but then I lose even more clearance for fenders + big tires. If I could actually run a 10cm arm like a MTB with my STI levers it would help a bit for running maximum size tires + fenders on my bike. |
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The Santana rep at the handmade bike show in Sacramento told me that. He said the STI levers that have the derailleur cables under the bar tape are longer pull than the older ones with external cables. YMMV. V brakes are cheap; especially the Tektro ones. You might want to experiment. I went through a couple of iterations before I settled on the ones I have now. Tektro pads suck though. Use Kool Stops. OTOH, I just looked at how much rear brake cable moved on my bike with the Tektro V brake levers and my other bike with a 2014 Ultegra STI lever. The Tektro pulled a lot more cable, so it would appear that a mini V would still be in order for new STI levers; or Travel Agents. Last edited by MikeD; 03-31-2017 at 11:22 AM. |
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