My Paramount P-15 was originally equipped with "Schwinn Approved" centerpull brakes that were obviously made by Weinmann (they were essentially the Vainqueur 999 model). I never experienced any problems with braking on that bike with centerpulls, I switched to a retrofitted set of Campy Record sidepull caliper brakes simply because I had them and liked the appearance on my bike.
I think centerpull brakes got an undeserved reputation for insufficient braking force primarily because many consumer bikes (especially some of the heavier weight "10-Speed" models made by Schwinn and others) had the "sweegee" cheater brakes levers added for ease of braking while on the tops of the bars. There is a considerable loss of braking leverage when these types of levers were used, hence the reputation for poor braking. Many manufacturers, besides Schwinn, used Weinmann long reach rear brakes on their top- line bikes, including the Raleigh International and Competition models. Jim On Jun 2, 10:09 am, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Okay. I've selected the VO fenders. Measuring them against my existing brakes > it will be an EXTREMELY tight fit. I may be compelled to switch over to > center-pull brakes, not my favorite in terms of on-the-fly adjustment. So far > all I've been able to snag around here are a pair of the long-reach Dia-Compe > 750's, which I guess will work (though the pads will sit high and there will > be a LOT of metal underneath). > > I don't have the budget to add braze-ons to my ten-year-old frame (for > center-pulls OR cantis). Has anyone used these without brazing to the frame? > Are they any better than the center-pulls of my youth? Is there another > option which would work better in a similar price range? (Finding these used > has gotten much harder since folks began doing 650b conversions with them...) > Thanks --Beth > > http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com > > http://veloquent.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
