Interesting. I've heard good things about Paul cantilevers, but is there something about the Paul cantilever designs that is problematic for tandem use, or are you saying you feel cantilevers in general are not tandem suitable?
I run cantilevers (vintage Suntour XC Pros) on a custom 650b Bilenky tandem and have great stopping power -- we're a big team (I'm 6'7, 240 lbs, my stoker is small, 5'3", 110 lbs) but have no issues with those in normal use. We do have a drum brake we add for loaded self-supported tent-camping touring with a trailer, but cantilevers alone are fine when unloaded -- not only here in flat IL, but in trips in Western PA and in CO. Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 9:15:22 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > > No way Neo Retro's on a tandem in my opinion. I have the neo-retros on my > CX bike and the touring canit's on my Atlantis. The touring canti's have > substantially more stopping power than the neo retros. However, they still > aren't anywhere near what I'd consider safe when descending a steep > hill/mountain with a heavy load, particularly in the rain. > > Mini motos would have tons more stopping power than the canti's, but > fender clearance would be the bit challenge as the cable is quite low. As > was mentioned, the moto-lite's would ensure you can use basically any tire > you want (with a fender) and have the most stopping power of any Paul > brake. Just need to have a long-pull brake lever. > > On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 8:16:37 AM UTC-5, Matthew J wrote: >> >> Mini-Motos have excellent stopping power, are easy to set up and look >> very good. I was not able to get the front brake to work over a fender >> however as the cable between the two sides is relatively low compared to >> other Mini-Motos. I did not want to use cantis so wound up using TRP >> mini-vs instead. >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
