The Paul Mini Motos on my Sam feel like disc brakes without the modulation. They stop almost too good. I had to loosen the cables to the point where the levers almost bottoms out so I don’t lock the wheels up so easily when riding on dirt. The Deore XT V-brakes on my Rosco feel like mush compared to them. I’m sure the Kool Stop pads on the Paul’s play a part. The Mini-Motos definitely feel more solid though.
> On Sep 25, 2022, at 9:18 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Phil cache from the '70s is an excellent analogy to how Paul lands for > me: I was fascinated by Paul parts - especially the rear derailleur - during > the CNC mountain bike era in the '90s (and still have my BikePro catalogue to > show for it). Later as an older dude I was finally able to afford it and here > we are. Are Paul parts necessary? No. Does everyone love their CNC look? Also > no. I love em and I got em! > >> On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 9:00:05 PM UTC-7 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: >> In my opinion, Paul componentry is like the new Phil Wood of the 20th >> century. When Phil Wood came out with their hubs in the early '70's, it was >> THE thing to admire and buy. >> >> I personally am unable to purchase Paul componentry. They are very much >> beyond my budget. I like Dia-Compe componentry a lot. They are good quality >> company that is been around for decades. >> >> Waiting on a pair of Dia-Compe SS-6 silver brakes levers and Dia-Compe >> silver 980 cantilever breads in the mail to upgrade on my Clem Smith Jr. "L". >> >> Kim Hetzel >> Yelm, WA. >> >> >> >>> On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 6:50:48 PM UTC-7 Robert Tilley wrote: >>> I have never used any of Paul’s brakes surprisingly. It’s surprising >>> because I have no problem spending money on things that are better/more >>> advanced than what I need. >>> >>> For me, I think (maybe wrongly) that I can get 90% of the braking that >>> Paul’s would provide at a fraction of the cost by using other brakes. I >>> have Avid linear pull brakes on my Hubbuhubbuh and have no problem stopping >>> quickly when needed. >>> >>> The aesthetics are also a factor. The industrial look of most of Paul’s >>> brakes looks out of place on more traditional bikes to me. >>> >>> I think one day I’lll buy a set of Klampers to test them out. I don’t think >>> they will be a revelation compared to the TRP Spykes they would replace on >>> the bike I have in mind but they will definitely look better. >>> >>> Robert Tilley >>> San Diego, CA >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Sep 25, 2022, at 10:52 AM, Bill Fulford <bill.fu...@gmail.com> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2acd6551-d910-45d6-ad37-7093ae74820an%40googlegroups.com. > > -- > 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/2bef2110-cd3c-40b9-853b-da44cbcebc74n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/8BD99505-71E9-436C-BCB6-E517288232C5%40gmail.com.
