Swell Jerry... so to put this all REALLY in perscpective, the SIS discussion is off topic and so is your C-Record Bianchi. But I guess you need Dale to tell you that, right?
Cheers,
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
jerrymoos wrote:
>
> Well, to put this all in perspective, the Bianchi in question is all Campy
> C-Record including Delta brakes. Deltas were more decorative than
> functional, not as if they would actually stop the bike. So sudden total
> loss of brake function would hardly constitute a noticeable change.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:00 PM
> Subject: [CR]Now: Pointless discussion Was: SIS housing misuse
>
> > jerrymoos wrote:
> > >
> > > (ctu) so maybe I'll meet my
> > > end when an ALAN frame or the Vitus I recently bought suddenly and
> > > catastrophically fals.
> >
> > Never heard of failure like this. Cracks but not a life threating
> failure.
> >
> > > The failure of an SIS housing may be a bit
> > > more likely than that, but a rupture of the housing won't necessarily
> mean
> > > complete loss of brake function, and even if it does, most bikes have
> TWO
> > > brakes. The likelihood that both front and rear brake cable housings
> will
> > > simultaneously fail (cut)
> >
> > Have heard of this failure. When a brake fails, it would be because of
> > a hard application and there is not enough recovery time to stop with
> > the rear brake.
> >
> > The point being it is a misuse of SIS housing so why do it? Seems
> > contrary to me and a pretty pointless thing to discuss.
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt
> > South Pasadena, Southern California
> >
> > .