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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 909" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p><strong>Brakes</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>There are many myths about Vincent brakes. One is that using twin cables is a good / bad thing. It makes no difference. Whatever pull is given to the lever serves two small drum brakes. There really isn't such a thing as a free lunch.</p><p>Regardless of what you do to them, and stiffening the plates is always good, they're still 7" single leading shoe brakes, and while they have the width to combat fade, and do that very well, don't have the diameter or design to outgun bigger drums or better designs. Rudges had 8" brakes by 1934.... I didn't want to lose "the look" (or to have to "make my own arrangements" for a speedo gear which ruled out discs or a big four-shoe) so changed my first upgrade from standard, Lightning plates with turned linings, to PV 2ls plates. They transformed the stopping. Two fingers is enough. They still aren't as good as a 9" four-shoe, but more than adequate for road use. What I particularly like is that when I have to grab them in traffic, I get an instant response, something I never managed with the standard 1ls brakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 909, member: 4034"] [b]Brakes[/b] There are many myths about Vincent brakes. One is that using twin cables is a good / bad thing. It makes no difference. Whatever pull is given to the lever serves two small drum brakes. There really isn't such a thing as a free lunch. Regardless of what you do to them, and stiffening the plates is always good, they're still 7" single leading shoe brakes, and while they have the width to combat fade, and do that very well, don't have the diameter or design to outgun bigger drums or better designs. Rudges had 8" brakes by 1934.... I didn't want to lose "the look" (or to have to "make my own arrangements" for a speedo gear which ruled out discs or a big four-shoe) so changed my first upgrade from standard, Lightning plates with turned linings, to PV 2ls plates. They transformed the stopping. Two fingers is enough. They still aren't as good as a 9" four-shoe, but more than adequate for road use. What I particularly like is that when I have to grab them in traffic, I get an instant response, something I never managed with the standard 1ls brakes. [/QUOTE]
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