Getting clearance for 40mm inflated tires with Paul Racers (or with any centerpull brakes, or with any cantilevers) should be easily accomplished by:
1) Pushing the opposing brake shoes against the sidewall, either with your fingers or a third-hand tool (*not* the brake lever) 2) Popping the non-screwed side of the straddle cable out of the cradle of the caliper arm 3) Release the brake shoes To reinstall, pop the loose straddle end back in, obviously. The springs pop the shoes away from the rim+tire, and will usually provide clearance for anything narrower that super-knobby or fatbike tires. 40mm certainly don't fit into the fatbike category. Paul brakes are the most ferociously powerful rim brakes made. As long as your aesthetics don't demand something sleeker, they are unparalleled for forward-motion-arresting excellence. Peter Adler who would use only centerpulls, if given the choice in the abstract Berkeley, California On Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 9:31:54 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: I've got them on my Romulus and they are first class. Very smooth and progressive. I cannot, however, fit the 40c tires I'm using between the pads (with the cable released) without deflating them. Otherwise they are top notch -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d62182b1-9165-498c-adb3-805b88e6942cn%40googlegroups.com.
