Re: [CR]Shimano 600 brakes on Miyata

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:03:53 -0700
From: "Mitch Harris" <mitch.harris@gmail.com>
To: "John Wirt" <frankensaab@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Shimano 600 brakes on Miyata
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I don't know why, although I suspect it had to do with differing from Campagnolo since this group seems intended to be a design/look departure (partially anyway). The slightly square shape of the brake calipers is another departure.

I have a 70s English bike that came with this group and I didn't have trouble with the cable turn; it saves figuring out how to route the cable around/under/over the stem.

I knew people who prefered the bend you get when the cable enters the brake on the same side as the lever, some who preferred to operate the front brake with the right hand to keep it the same as motorcycle controls. I keep the front brake lever on the left side but have to make a mental adjustment every time I ride a motorcycle and it's not ideal to be prematurely clutching when I mean to brake. I'll switch over when/if I finally lose it and buy a motorcycle.

These brakes were also somewhat more difficult to center because, IIRC, centering the bolt and tightening the calipers to the center bolt were not separate operations as they are on other (Campagnolo or similar) brakes.

Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:36 PM, John Wirt <frankensaab@earthlink.net> wrote:
> All,
> This has been bugging me for a while and figured the list must know this one...
> My wife's 1982 Miyata 912 has the full Shimano 600 "Arabesque" gruppo.
> The odd thing is that the brake calipers are "backwards"! The cables come in from the left side as you look at them, rather than the right.
> If one routes the cables using the standard left hand/front brake, the cable bend gets a bit tight on the front brake.
> Should I find later calipers? Why is this?

>

> john wirt

> boise, id

> USA