I have a Homer and tried it with 559s. They were ok, but I ride in a fairly flat area. I changed to Paul Racers, and they stop much better.
Good luck! shoji Arlington MA On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 7:32:29 AM UTC-4 DavidP wrote: > Diacompe GC center pulls (nicer than their DC center pulls) and Paul > Racers are also an option. > > -Dave > > On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 6:42:41 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > >> This was just discussed in the Charlie H Gallop proto thread. >> >> Some people like those brakes, some people find them weak. I’m in the >> latter group. I wouldn’t commit to such an expensive frame that is limited >> to those brakes. My experience with long reach calipers is almost >> universally bad, especially in the wet. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Hoch in ut <cack...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I’m window shopping for the next project and was interested in the >>> Homer. Great looking frame. My only concern is the brakes. I live in a >>> pretty mountainous area. Meaning plenty of long, fast descents. >>> >>> Those of you with Homers, how have you liked or disliked the brakes? Do >>> the 559’s give you adequate performance to descend with confidence? One >>> thing I do like about caliper brakes are how easy they are to set up and >>> adjust. >>> Thanks for any input. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/363acf94-a286-4dae-83c1-ae6f941ad18bn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/363acf94-a286-4dae-83c1-ae6f941ad18bn%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/19518d4c-3d43-4a03-9c9a-e68c4b767d28n%40googlegroups.com.
