I am noticing a significant amount of flex on my Silver sidepull brakes on the AHH. The flex itself is not important to me, but it seems to me I have to pull the leverss really hard in order to get the bike to stop, and the flex just compounds the problem as I can keep pulling the levers with no feel of a stop.
After reading the incredibly comprehensive article in BQ on brakes, and for the first time understanding not only how the brakes work, but their pros and cons throughout their evolution, I "discovered" the Paul makes center pull brakes that are compatible with the AHH. I guess I should have paid more attention as they are on the Rivendell site, but with their much higher price and my complete ignorance, I just didn't know what they were. Question 1: Will the Paul center pulls give me a much better braking experience? Mark at Rivendell seems to think so, he said that several of them use them. Question 2: Cost aside, is it worth getting them in the polished finish? About $100 more than the regular finish... I kind of like the idea of how the polished brakes look on the AHH, but don't know if the polished finish improves, detracts or just does nothing for the performance and durability of the brake long term... So many questions... so many good answers from this group! René orthie...@yahoo.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
