I'm going on my ninth year of owning my Paul Racers. I have no doubts that they'll last me my cycling lifetime. They are clever, overbuilt, beautiful brakes. Using these in their long reach context, they offer many times over more braking power and braking feel than anything else out there (r559, Dia Compe, etc). A few hundred dollars for decades of blissful braking doesn't seem like that bad of a deal, unless you're working with a extreme budget.
Seems odd to have to convince a Rivendell owner the value of Paul Components! The two companies seem very similar in terms of offerings and ethos. I say buy them and never look back. Dan in Canada 🇨🇦 On Sun., Sep. 25, 2022, 5:51 p.m. Joe Bernard, <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes he should buy what he wants, my answer is my experience and how I feel > about it. It's also based on the budget I was working with a couple years > ago, I'm not currently operating with Paul money! 🤑 > > On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 4:20:51 PM UTC-7 Minh wrote: > >> you're responses are going to be a little skewed by asking on this group, >> as most of us have decided that 'worth it' are based on other things beside >> $$ value. from a functional standpoint you can get other brakes that are >> more affordable and function nearly the same. if you want to split the >> difference consider forgoing the brakes and treating yourself to the >> levers, they will bring you a little bit of joy everytime you touch them >> and remind you about the person that gave you the gift. >> >> there's no wrong decision here, its really personal so do what feels >> right to you regardless of what others may say, welcome and enjoy! >> >> On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 6:08:52 PM UTC-4 velomann wrote: >> >>> They are absolutely worth the money in terms of quality, function, and >>> supporting a great company. I own and use every type of brake Paul makes, >>> and lots of others and the Motolites combined with the Paul levers are >>> absolutely the best rim brakes I have ever used. And yes I disagree that >>> they are difficult to set up, especially compared to many older canti >>> brakes out there. The two-nut system all Paul brakes use is (to my mind) >>> intuitive and once you get it, all Paul rim brakes set up basically the >>> same way. >>> And the Motolites are one of the only rim brakes that allows you to >>> (within reason) swap wheel sizes. I can run 700c wheels on my 650b Sam >>> Hillborne no problem (except removing the fenders.) >>> I do recommend purchasing the Paul Bottle Opener tool >>> https://www.paulcomp.com/shop/service-parts/tools/bottle-opener/ >>> Yes you can adjust Paul brake tension with a 15mm box wrench or cone >>> wrench, but the angle and width that matches the Paul brake nut is really >>> helpful and it's a nice tool to keep in you on-bike kit. >>> >>> Mike M >>> >>> On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 10:52:35 AM UTC-7 Bill Fulford wrote: >>> >>>> I was recently gifted $500 to Rivendell. My plan was to upgrade my 2007 >>>> Atlantis with Paul brakes and levers. I placed the order only to read later >>>> that the brakes are sold per wheel. That’s more than I wanted to spend. So >>>> before I call Rivendell tomorrow morning to cancel I’m wondering how folks >>>> feel about these brakes? I would be ordering the linear pull brake with >>>> love levers. Are they worth it? >>> >>> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d0cc1ca-0043-4dd7-a5ad-d416edccedd1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d0cc1ca-0043-4dd7-a5ad-d416edccedd1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANpnGsiniHxkCR8VU-rdX%2BqUB2PGQS_N6oohRvmt5OG%3DULfLtw%40mail.gmail.com.
