V brake power modulator
- Thread starter winjohn
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bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
The power modulator was normally fitted to low/mid range urban bikes.
It attempts to reduce the number of novices that fly over the handlebars, by simply reducing maximum cable tension, and in turn maximum braking
Nobody ever liked them,
and now they are gone.
Good riddance.
It attempts to reduce the number of novices that fly over the handlebars, by simply reducing maximum cable tension, and in turn maximum braking
Nobody ever liked them,
and now they are gone.
Good riddance.
novocaine
Retro Wizard
from memory the cable pivot had a spring that gave a bit as you pulled the cable, you could compress the spring to make it more or less springy. (sorry, technical words aren't wording today). so some of the force you applied to the brake would be wasted on squishing the spring till finally the spring bottomed out and you finally got some braking.
all very pointless to be honest.
all very pointless to be honest.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
novocaine
Retro Wizard
CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
I can just imagine the conversation... 'I have a cunning plan, Blackadder.'Lawyer- friendly
'Yes, Baldric, that's right: cyclists who go over the handlebars can probably sue but if, due to our most cunningly ineffectual braking, they have a fatal collision, they cannot.'
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
"These brakes are better than the old ones!"
"Great.
Oh hold on, what if someone crashes because they are too powerful?"
"Simple.
We add this device to reduce braking power to what it was previously."
"Genius."
