For me Paul's breaks made sense on my Rivendell Bleriot and Kona Explosif. For these reasons. Your reasons may vary. Once I get a bike the way I like it I leave it alone for years, so it's basically a one time expense for something like brakes and levers (I think I have 17 years on the Explosif and 16 on the Bleriot, but I could be off by a year or two). I like supporting small California businesses when I can as I live in a small rural California community. Jobs matter. They look great, and function well. I could afford them. Could I have gone with a cheaper alternative and been happy? Of course, but I also like a little bling on the bike that only bike people understand.
-- Michael Moore, Jr. Humboldt County On Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 6:50 PM <rltil...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have never used any of Paul’s brakes surprisingly. It’s surprising > because I have no problem spending money on things that are better/more > advanced than what I need. > > For me, I think (maybe wrongly) that I can get 90% of the braking that > Paul’s would provide at a fraction of the cost by using other brakes. I > have Avid linear pull brakes on my Hubbuhubbuh and have no problem stopping > quickly when needed. > > The aesthetics are also a factor. The industrial look of most of Paul’s > brakes looks out of place on more traditional bikes to me. > > I think one day I’lll buy a set of Klampers to test them out. I don’t > think they will be a revelation compared to the TRP Spykes they would > replace on the bike I have in mind but they will definitely look better. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 25, 2022, at 10:52 AM, Bill Fulford <bill.fulfor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I was recently gifted $500 to Rivendell. My plan was to upgrade my 2007 > Atlantis with Paul brakes and levers. I placed the order only to read later > that the brakes are sold per wheel. That’s more than I wanted to spend. So > before I call Rivendell tomorrow morning to cancel I’m wondering how folks > feel about these brakes? I would be ordering the linear pull brake with > love levers. Are they worth it? > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2acd6551-d910-45d6-ad37-7093ae74820an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2acd6551-d910-45d6-ad37-7093ae74820an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2C2EBD68-3696-4F17-8A83-D73E9BF85649%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2C2EBD68-3696-4F17-8A83-D73E9BF85649%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAK47Q%3DM9%3DtaG46Lyh9UvPXOgO5OfOp8%2BJZbRna469i%3DtnvwzvA%40mail.gmail.com.
