IIRC, Paul Braze-on brakes require a different braze-on dimension than regular cantilevers. I.e, you pretty much need a custom frameset. They don't work on regular canti mounts.
If I'm incorrect on this, hopefully someone on the list can supply better info. On Nov 10, 3:47 pm, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > Great photos! I'm glad you managed to get rid of the brake squeal! I think > that for now, I'll go with the regular finish and apply the difference to > some other parts, most likely the Acorn Boxy Bag. > > I'll be getting the center mount version for the AHH, but I wonder if these > in the braze-on version would make better brakes for the Bombadil, or should > I just go with the regular Paul cantilevers? > > René > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM, reynoldslugs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I had my Pereira built with Pauls, braze-ons in high polish. Pictures > > here: > > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2009/cc690-davidbeach0909.html > > > They work very, very well. In my experience -- which involved slowing > > or stopping my own considerable mass on 18% desents on a regular basis > > - - dual-pivots (Shimano and Campagnolo) work very well, but the > > Pauls are significantly more powerful and modulate better. > > > No functional difference for high polish, just looks good on some > > bikes. > > > One negative: pretty bad squeal from the pads. No amount of toe-in or > > adjustment solved this. The solution: velo-orange brake pads, which > > are "guaranteed not to squeak." Darned if they didn't fix the problem. > > > RL 531 > > > On Nov 10, 3:00 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 14:51 -0800, Rene Sterental wrote: > > > > I found the regular set online for S217 and free shipping/no sales > > > > tax. Since I'm in CA, ordering the polished ones directly would total > > > > about $380 with shipping and CA sales tax. That is a huge > > > > difference... unless there is a huge performance or durability > > > > benefit. > > > > The difference is purely cosmetic.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
