I've got a pair of center-mount Paul Racers with Kool Stop salmon thinline pads actuated by some TRP RRL levers on my rando bike. And although they certainly aren't as powerful as V-brakes, I do feel that the stopping power is pretty comparable to the canti brake setups that I have on other bikes. The Racers do have great modulation, and are much more powerful than the Tektro 559s I've used (with the same TRP RRL levers). It's really a shame that Paul discontinued the Racers, because I'm very impressed with them. Good luck with your brake situation, hope you can find a good solution. Cheers,
~Mark Raleigh, NC > On Dec 20, 2021, at 13:00, Jeremy Till <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unfortunately the VO Grand Cru brakes are 47-57mm reach and the sidepull > Sams were designed for 55-76mm reach brakes. The nomenclature gets confusing > because for a while the former was the spec for "long reach" caliper brakes, > until the latter came along. Following Paul Components, who used to make > versions of the Racer brake for both reach specifications, I usually refer to > 47-57mm brakes as "medium" or "mid reach" and 55-76mm as "long reach" now, > but I'm sure that's not universal across the industry. > > As others have noted, in 55-76mm reach the options are very limited, with the > longer-reach Paul Racer (distinguished from the mid-reach Racer M) being the > usual upgrade if Tektros aren't cutting it. Unfortunately, the longer-reach > Racers are now out of production so you're looking for used or NOS ones. I > think Dia-Compe also makes some centerpull options but I'm skeptical if they > would be an upgrade over Tektros. > > Personally, as much as I respect Grant, my feeling is that 47-57mm is pretty > much the reach limit for center-mount caliper brakes; anything longer than > that and you're really battling flex in the long arms, and would be better > off going to cantilevers or brazed-on long reach centerpulls like the Rene > Herse or Grand Bois MAFAC clones. > > -Jeremy Till > Sacramento, CA > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D0684B82-D4A2-4103-8DC9-D2821C250242%40gmail.com.
