I've gotten feedback from a few who've used them. Both said they were far better in stiffness and modulation than either the ShimaNo or the Tektros. I'm about ready to buy a pair for my new-to-me Ram. The only down side I've heard is that the Tektro's open wider. With a Tektro lever with the QR button they will barely clear a Jack Brown was what I heard. M Racers open wider. The Pauls look incredible but I wanted to stay with sidepulls on this bike ( got Paul braze-on's on the Randonneuse)
~Mike~ On Sep 27, 8:24 pm, James Valiensi <valie...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi, > I've had the Paul's Racers and now the Crus. The Crus stop better and don't > squeal, at least that has been my experience. > I don't see why the Crus would not be as durable as the Paul's. > Both brakes are CNC machined from aluminum plate. They are not forged or > castTime will tell though, but the Crus are much cheaper. > Cheers! > On Sep 27, 2010, at 6:15 PM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > > > >> I'd take that to mean VO believes them to be better than Silvers and > >> Paul's. Can anyone confirm or deny this claim? > > > Paul Racers have been around for years, have a very loyal following, > > and stop bikes as well as any rim brake made. The Crus are brand new > > to the market, dual pivot not center pull, not as robust as the Pauls, > > and in my opinion anyway (and having only seen the Crus on line), > > nowhere near as good looking. > > > Under the circumstances I have not a clue how anyone can confirm VO's > > puffery. Certainly it is impossible to say the Crus will be as durable > > as the Pauls. The best one can say is that it would be an amazing > > feat, indeed, if the Crus are better than Paul. > > > To put things in perspective, when VO was selling custom made > > Randonnuers instead of the stock frames (which it is dropping in any > > event) it offered Paul's at a discount with the frame purchase. I > > seem to recall the VO text saying Paul's were the best brakes out > > there. > > > On Sep 27, 5:35 pm, Adam Kimball <adamfkimb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> In my search for the best brakes, I've been thinking about trying the > >> Velo Orange Grand Cru brakes. In their marketing copy they mention > >> that the brakes are the best of "every other" long-reach brake caliper > >> they have tried. I'd take that to mean VO believes them to be better > >> than Silvers and Paul's. Can anyone confirm or deny this claim? > >> Certainly nice looking brakes.. > > >> -Adam > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
