IMO Paul brake levers are 100% worth the cost. On a bike, the brake lever is a high human touchpoint. For me the user experience with the PL is so high, no matter the build, if I can afford it, I would always spec PL's.
Scott On Monday, September 26, 2022 at 7:22:28 AM UTC-4 ascpgh wrote: > They are to me but that asks me to explore non-linear scalars to defend. > Spreadsheets might produce answers that differ from mine, I tend to value > the non-linear observations about things also. > > I like bike things, I enjoy riding them, the interactions with and company > of others who do so as well. I had the opportunity to meet and talk to Paul > Price at the Philly Bike Expo a few years ago. I complimented him on the > center mount Racers I bought for my Rambouillet and he asked if I had a > picture on my phone. Not that Shimano or (fill in a component or brake > manufacturer of your choice) don't care about you, but back in my shop days > I seldom had the opportunity to speak to the person behind a product like > Paul (or Grant Peterson) at trade show. > > My sample is this set of center mount Racers I put on my Rambouillet to > replace the groupless Shimano calipers that were the only option when I > bought the Ram as a full bike from Rivendell. My years of riding this bike > brought to focus several issues with the original brakes that the Paul > Racers more than adequately resolved. Since then I've had comments from > riders about the bike and the Racer brakes. I gained fender clearance, tire > clearance and brake performance. > > "Cool Shimano dual pivot calipers!" > -No one. > > What I like about bikes, bike parts, bike people and my experience riding > supports my favorable impression of Paul Component Engineering brake > options. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > > On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 1:52:35 PM UTC-4 Bill Fulford 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/52cac700-4fb5-4387-8486-5fee433efd97n%40googlegroups.com.
