On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 03:45 -0700, Marty wrote: > And I'm not sure why the Bombadil and Hunqapillar both have DT shifter > bosses standard, when they are so right for bar-ends or thumbies, yet > the Roadeo does not. Hmmm > > If it's true that the Paul brakes can overpower the stays or fork > blades and cause a twist,
That's an issue specifically with the Neo Retro. It's not applicable to the centerpull brakes, as far as I know. As Jan has pointed out (here? on the BOB list? can't recall) the location of the bosses for centerpull is much higher up the fork, just below the fork crown; canti bosses are much lower down on the fork and consequently have much more leverage. > (I'm only guessing here given that Paul uses > a similar explanation for their Neo-Retro Cantis: "These are very > powerful brakes, and have a tendency to over power thin tubed frames > (in any material)." then I say build stronger frames to allow these > great brakes to be used. As for Waterford, that seemed to me a cop-out > estimate, unless they can explain the issue. They can't be serious > unless they're talking about a re-paint as well. I'm having the bosses > put on an older frame as we speak, and the cost is more in line with > what Joel suggested. Also agree with him on the adjustability - I have > center mounts on a single speed that feel and work perfectly, only > wish I had them brazed on. Brazed-on centerpulls are great. Too bad Waterford doesn't see that. -- 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.
