I have brazed-on Paul Racers on a 650b frame and the brakes will not clear a 42mm tire up front without deflating. The pads do not clear the fork when opening the brakes and that is the limiting factor. Tried Kool Stop mountain pads instead of thin lines but did not really help.
So I just live with it. Not a huge deal. You can get Paul Racers with a polished finish. I am sure RBW could order them for you. Dan > On Jun 3, 2016, at 7:47 PM, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Steve, > An incorrect memory of someone at Riv is reasonable. I'll mention it to > Roman in case anyone cares to correct it. I agree the polished silver look > better. > > Thanks. > > Tim > >> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On 06/03/2016 09:57 PM, Tim Butterfield wrote: >>> Steve and Ted, >>> I took a look at the models again. It seems the Paul's at Riv are >>> different than the Paul's on the Paul web site. >>> >>> This page says "He based his design on the Dia-Compe" >>> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/brcp2.htm >>> >>> While, this page says it was "Based on the classic Mafac center pull" >>> https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/racer/ >> >> Consider the source, which is more likely to be correct? I'm sure in the >> case of the Riv text that's a "braino". Both the Mafac and the DiaCompe >> were well known classic centerpulls; whoever wrote it reached into their >> memory and retrieved the wrong brake name. >> >> >>> >>> Other than coloration, I didn't notice much difference. >> >> As far as coloration is concerned, I believe you can get them in black, >> silver matte finish anodized, and polished. Mine are polished. IMHO the >> polished siver are by far the best looking. >> >> >>> >>> The Paul's page has recessed and non-recessed options. >> >> Paul Racere brakes were originally for brazed-on pivots only; then later >> they introduced a bolt-on model that included a mounting plate, which is now >> available with a longer bolt and a shorter bolt, for "recessed" and >> "non-recessed" brake mounting holes (essentially, modern and older style >> frames respectively). If you're considering brazed on pivots, this is an >> irrelevancy for you. Both versions (essentially just one version, only one >> has a mounting plate and the other doesn't) use the same brake pads, >> thinline V-brake style threaded post pads. Many vendors make that style >> pad; however I believe the brakes as they come from Paul come with Kool Stop >> pads installed. Mine certainly did. >> >> >> >>> It also says it uses the Kool Stop pads. So, I'm not sure if the Riv >>> version does or not. It's more stuff to clarify with Roman. >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
