Resilion brakes - anyone know them?
09-15-21, 08:14 AM
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No its not ....
Its the application of Occam's Razor to design principal.
Namely 'the simplest solution is usually the best'.
Its very easy to make cantilever cable brakes simple and light ...... and they are mindlessly simple to maintain. (mafac) .... and the consumable element is similarly simple and cheap. Rubber. (so a good solution environmentally)
Disc brakes are, conversely, complex, much more difficult to manufacture, more expensive and when they do finally need a pad change and more complex to maintain. And the consumable element is more expensive and harder to manufacture.
A good solution for motor bikes and cars ......
but ..... IMO ....... unnecessary for most bicycle applications ....
ball in a cup was always crap ...... .............the paper plane on the other hand .......... still entertains
Its clever to do a lot with a little ...... and given the state of the planet ...... more and more necessary ... no?
Its the application of Occam's Razor to design principal.
Namely 'the simplest solution is usually the best'.
Its very easy to make cantilever cable brakes simple and light ...... and they are mindlessly simple to maintain. (mafac) .... and the consumable element is similarly simple and cheap. Rubber. (so a good solution environmentally)
Disc brakes are, conversely, complex, much more difficult to manufacture, more expensive and when they do finally need a pad change and more complex to maintain. And the consumable element is more expensive and harder to manufacture.
A good solution for motor bikes and cars ......
but ..... IMO ....... unnecessary for most bicycle applications ....
ball in a cup was always crap ...... .............the paper plane on the other hand .......... still entertains
Its clever to do a lot with a little ...... and given the state of the planet ...... more and more necessary ... no?
09-17-21, 02:01 AM
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Bolt-on and clamp-on Resilion Brakes
So anyway ......
These are the bits required to convert a normal rear steel clamp-on resilion Brake to Bolt-on.
New old stock would you believe .... amazing what you can find when you start looking.
Interestingly these could be made from standard parts simply by trimming the flanges off the sides and making the slot in the middle. ( In fact you probably dont need a slot simple a hole).
I have no idea if they ever made aluminium ones ......
These are the bits required to convert a normal rear steel clamp-on resilion Brake to Bolt-on.
New old stock would you believe .... amazing what you can find when you start looking.
Interestingly these could be made from standard parts simply by trimming the flanges off the sides and making the slot in the middle. ( In fact you probably dont need a slot simple a hole).
I have no idea if they ever made aluminium ones ......
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12-01-21, 05:52 AM
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FYI Cable guides for resilion cables .... I wondered how they did it....
