I love this thread because Bill Lindsay had the perfect answer right off the bat and also predicted how it would go - over a year later and we're still at it.
I've run the touring canti's and neo retro's in the past but as of this moment, I have two sets of Motolites (with matching Paul levers) and that's it for Paul stuff. My second favourite thing about the Motolites is that you can run a flat washer on the pads instead of the cup and cone washers, because all you need to do is set the angle to match the arc of the rim and then do the fine adjustment with the 4mm collar thing. My first favourite thing is the fact they are Pauls, and this will always be the first favourite thing of anyone who vouches for Paul parts. On Monday, 9 October 2023 at 08:57:51 UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > I've been on the lookout for a set of Paul Racer brakes for my rim brake > bike. I tend to find that cheaper U brakes have too much spring tension and > are not adjustable. My expectation is that Paul with be a very nicely made > brake with much more tweakability that I'll enjoy. I probably should just > buy it new to support the semi-local business. > > -Ben > > On Monday, October 9, 2023 at 3:11:40 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> I have two bikes with Paul levers and love them. I upgraded my Black >> Mountain Cycles monstercross with Paul Neo Retro cantis and really like >> them and a significant improvement over the Tektros that I originally had >> on the bike. >> Randy in WI >> >> On Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 9:30:48 PM UTC-5 John Dewey wrote: >> >>> This is really old thread but I’ll chime in. >>> >>> I found an NOS Saluki recently with PAUL center pulls. The bike, once I >>> applied a couple of component swaps, is beautiful. Very…uh…svelte, for want >>> of a better word. But those PAUL brakes just did not fit…to my eye anyway. >>> Too much industrial muscle and kind of stiff. I found some good old >>> Weinmann centerpulls, long reach—they fit the the theme perfectly and stop >>> surprisingly well. I sold the PAULS and put a wad of 💰 in my pocket. YRMV, >>> but I’m happy. >>> >>> Jock >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 10:52 AM Bill Fulford <[email protected]> >>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> >>> 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b22f55a9-cce5-4755-b989-b4761be70a36n%40googlegroups.com.
