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01-20-2004, 05:37 AM

Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles <MikeJ@ChainReaction.com> wrote:
>>>I'm looking for a set of 80's scott-peterson self energizing brakes.
>>Try www.sjscycles.com
>>BTW: I have them on the back of my tourer. They make very little
>>difference to stopping power.
>They shouldn't make a whole lot of difference on the rear brake, since it
>generally doesn't take that much power to skid a rear wheel. The front
>brake is where superior braking power may be required...

SJS Cycles (and Andy's Bikes - www.andysbikes.com, where I got mine from)
have the Suntour XC brakes, where only the rear brake is SE. A front SE
brake might well be a cheap way to get a flying lesson, which as I
understand it is why Suntour's lawyers declined to make them. The original
Pedersen brakes are SE front and rear, but finding them would be a neat
trick these days.
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01-20-2004, 05:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
David Damerell Posts: n/a	Re: need scott self energizing brakes Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles <MikeJ@ChainReaction.com> wrote: >>>I'm looking for a set of 80's scott-peterson self energizing brakes. >>Try www.sjscycles.com >>BTW: I have them on the back of my tourer. They make very little >>difference to stopping power. >They shouldn't make a whole lot of difference on the rear brake, since it >generally doesn't take that much power to skid a rear wheel. The front >brake is where superior braking power may be required... SJS Cycles (and Andy's Bikes - www.andysbikes.com, where I got mine from) have the Suntour XC brakes, where only the rear brake is SE. A front SE brake might well be a cheap way to get a flying lesson, which as I understand it is why Suntour's lawyers declined to make them. The original Pedersen brakes are SE front and rear, but finding them would be a neat trick these days. -- David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Kill the tomato! -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt