Alex Dark Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 *cough* sd5....*cough* avid click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Or 'FR5' to be accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 and no speed dial whats the point? Who is gonna skimp £2 Buy SD7 instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Or 'FR5' to be accurate Aha, touche OBM... and no speed dial whats the point? Who is gonna skimp £2 Buy SD7 instead. too true..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianatrials Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Totally. I would much rather have that than the fr5 though honestly. Edited January 11, 2010 by indianatrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith!! Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupintart Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Who the hell uses a speed dial? Take the time to adjust them right (after cable stretch) and all those little doohickeys are pointless. Edited January 11, 2010 by rupintart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale-Hill Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Who the hell uses a speed dial? Take the time to adjust them right (after cable stretch) and all those little doohickeys are pointless. That's like saying the TPA and lever adjusters are pointless on the maggys and discs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) That's like saying the TPA and lever adjusters are pointless on the maggys and discs? No because you dont get liquid stretch do you Edited January 11, 2010 by Nick pyke :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 The TPA is pointless, kind of. You needn't use it to set your brake, it's really only there for people who might wear down a lot of pad in one journey. The idea is once you've finished you undo the TPA again and set it up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 If your TPA's work your gay. Setting up your brakes properly is always the best way. I like how they took the name of the lever but left the outline of the logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 TPAs are extremely useful for adjusting for pad wear or even if you just want to change the bite point, I'd be completely lost without one when riding comps! And the same for power adjustment, so you can get the feel exactly right. When I get tired I tend to set it for higher power and am grateful for the extra flex, but when I'm fresh I like to set it stiffer. Its £2 extra, adds no weight and just makes life easier, how can you possibly complain about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupintart Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 TPAs are extremely useful for adjusting for pad wear or even if you just want to change the bite point, I'd be completely lost without one when riding comps! And the same for power adjustment, so you can get the feel exactly right. When I get tired I tend to set it for higher power and am grateful for the extra flex, but when I'm fresh I like to set it stiffer. Its £2 extra, adds no weight and just makes life easier, how can you possibly complain about that TPAs on Maggies are OK...I used the shit outta it when i had maggies, but with Vees...really, you should just set it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 They're handy for tweaking your brake to get it exactly right though. They have more of an effect on how your brake works and feels than just using the barrel adjuster does, in my opinion. If you're changing the actual distance from the pivot to where the cable pulls, that's a pretty big difference to your brake rather than just using a barrel adjuster to simulate lengthening or shortening a cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Who the hell uses a speed dial? Take the time to adjust them right (after cable stretch) and all those little doohickeys are pointless. couldn't disagree more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 couldn't disagree more!+1 The 'speed dial' on Avid's are used to increase and/or decrease the leverage. It works completely different to a TPA on a Magura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyota200x Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 +1 The 'speed dial' on Avid's are used to increase and/or decrease the leverage. It works completely different to a TPA on a Magura. Exactly! I love speed dial on Avid's. Life would be harder without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I couldn't love having a speed dial more, it means that I can get the feel and power just right for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Who the hell uses a speed dial? Take the time to adjust them right (after cable stretch) and all those little doohickeys are pointless. I DO! couldn't disagree more! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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