Brakes for tandem

Jacques Moser

Cannondale has put Avid ball bearing disk brakes on their 2004 Road
tandem. Does anybody know these brakes ? How good are they ? Is this a
good idea to put them on a (road) tandem ? Do they represent a significant
advantage over the Avid shorty cantilevers that Trek puts on their tandems ?

Thanks for any input.

Jacques

Doug Huffman

I have well over thirty thousand miles on my Hayes Disks on my recumbent
single bike. I have ordered disks on our 'bent tandem, now being built. I
think that there advantages in disks over any rim brake.


"Jacques Moser" <moser.removethe2dots.franscini@bluewin.ch> wrote in message
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| Cannondale has put Avid ball bearing disk brakes on their 2004 Road
| tandem. Does anybody know these brakes ? How good are they ? Is this a
| good idea to put them on a (road) tandem ? Do they represent a significant
| advantage over the Avid shorty cantilevers that Trek puts on their tandems
?
|
| Thanks for any input.
|
| Jacques

Bruni

I hope they used the 203mm rotor. Excellent.
Tom

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Doug Huffman <doug.huffman@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have well over thirty thousand miles on my Hayes Disks on my recumbent
> single bike. I have ordered disks on our 'bent tandem, now being built.
I
> think that there advantages in disks over any rim brake.
>
>
> "Jacques Moser" <moser.removethe2dots.franscini@bluewin.ch> wrote in
message
> newsan.2004.04.17.20.35.13.761328@bluewin.ch...
> | Cannondale has put Avid ball bearing disk brakes on their 2004 Road
> | tandem. Does anybody know these brakes ? How good are they ? Is this a
> | good idea to put them on a (road) tandem ? Do they represent a
significant
> | advantage over the Avid shorty cantilevers that Trek puts on their
tandems
> ?
> |
> | Thanks for any input.
> |
> | Jacques
>
>

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doug-<< I have well over thirty thousand miles on my Hayes Disks on my
recumbent
single bike. I have ordered disks on our 'bent tandem, now being built. I
think that there advantages in disks over any rim brake. >><BR><BR>

How does a mechanical disc on a road bike have advantages over a rim brake on a
road bike?

I think on a tandem, discs are a good idea, on a '1/2 bike', single bike,
whether it be a 'bent' or upright, they are a costly, complicated brake.

Peter Chisholm
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Sheldon Brown

Peter Chisholm asked:

> How does a mechanical disc on a road bike have advantages over a rim brake on a
> road bike?

1. Works even when wet.

B. Doesn't cause rim wear.

> I think on a tandem, discs are a good idea, on a '1/2 bike', single bike,
> whether it be a 'bent' or upright, they are a costly, complicated brake.

I'm less sure they're a good idea for tandems, given current technology.

I don't believe any mechanical discs are "tandem rated" and the greater
stress on spokes could be an issue...tandems already have enough spoke
breakage problems.

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Paul Kopit

On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:35:13 +0200, "Jacques Moser"
<moser.removethe2dots.franscini@bluewin.ch> wrote:

>Cannondale has put Avid ball bearing disk brakes on their 2004 Road
>tandem. Does anybody know these brakes ? How good are they ? Is this a
>good idea to put them on a (road) tandem ? Do they represent a significant
>advantage over the Avid shorty cantilevers that Trek puts on their tandems ?
>
If you poke around this link
<http://home.att.net/~thetandemlink/hobbes.html> there is a search
engine specific to tandems and you can find maybe a hundred plus
messages specific to your question. The 203 mm Avid disk is a hot
item to have but no better in stopping the bicycle than a well setup
Canti, Direct pull, or Dual pivot brake.

You will see that it is a very controversial topic.

IMHO the dual pivot with an additional drum brake is the best,
overall braking system for a tandem. The disk brake is not a drag
brake.