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I have a Billys retro mount thing for rear v-brakes but I still feel like I'm not getting anywhere near as much 'bite' / grip on the rim as I should be, or want.
I am guessing that normally those brakes are meant for wider rims and there isnt as much pivot on a narrow road bike style rim. Is there anything I can do to adjust the positioning of the brakes to increase the strength of the grip?
The little slot where the brake arm goes on at the pivot, where there are three holes (a balance screw, maybe?), I have it in the middle of three holes.
I have one of those little travel adjuster wheels, but I have a long reach lever (a rik double) so I dont have the cable wrapped around through the hole in the adjuster...
Any advice / info / links?