Well, to put this all in perspective, the Bianchi in question is all Campy C-Record including Delta brakes. Deltas were more decorative than functional, not as if they would actually stop the bike. So sudden total loss of brake function would hardly constitute a noticeable change.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> jerrymoos wrote:
> >
> > (ctu) so maybe I'll meet my
> > end when an ALAN frame or the Vitus I recently bought suddenly and
> > catastrophically fals.
>
> Never heard of failure like this. Cracks but not a life threating
failure.
>
> > The failure of an SIS housing may be a bit
> > more likely than that, but a rupture of the housing won't necessarily
mean
> > complete loss of brake function, and even if it does, most bikes have
TWO
> > brakes. The likelihood that both front and rear brake cable housings
will
> > simultaneously fail (cut)
>
> Have heard of this failure. When a brake fails, it would be because of
> a hard application and there is not enough recovery time to stop with
> the rear brake.
>
> The point being it is a misuse of SIS housing so why do it? Seems
> contrary to me and a pretty pointless thing to discuss.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
> .