[Yak] Smoother action on the rear brake

[John Thurston]

>Tom Revay wrote:
>
>My drop-handlebar, bar-end shifter model has a right (rear) Shimano Tiagra 
>V-brake that, while not impossible to use, hasn't the feel that I 
>like.  It doesn't begin to engage the brake until it's about halfway 
>through the lever's pull, and then as it does pull the calipers, it's 
>a  mushy-feeling response.  Granted that my Cannondale T1000 tourer has 
>hydraulic brakes that are smooth as silk, and so I'm spoiled, I would 
>still like a better feeling rear brake than this.

My thoughts and views on stopping a Friday can be found at:
   http://bicycles.thurstons.us/brakes.htm
Some of this is pretty old (1999!) but obviously still important.

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John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska