Congrats on your Homer and building it up. I think when you assemble a bike with parts you've collected for a frame and fork you've chosen you create a physical record of your riding through the interest each part has to you through whatever riding experience made you aware of it. To the eye of another who has assembled their own bike this will tell a story,
I put a set of Paul Racers on my Rambouillet (pre-country bike Rivendell) and have never been less than perfectly happy with them. After a number of years using them I found myself in front of Paul Price at their booth for the Philadelphia Bike Expo and told him exactly that. I would repeat that choice every time, even if a list of detractions was added. They just work so well you will overcome their stark appearance compared to the rounded shape and lines of other options. A number of things came to my choice of these brakes, first was the quality of the arms of the calipers which are what give you the force of braking. Geometry of the design is one thing but the strength/rigidity of the material under the force of their use is where lots of the money goes. Caliper materials are on a spectrum from forged material to cast material, the Racers being on the high end. Shimano has (had) a way of making brake calipers appear similar across their groups but exist along this spectrum of material execution. RX-100 brakes would seem just fine on an entry level road bike until you rode and used Ultegra or Dura Ace brakes and experienced what caliper arm rigidity felt like. You ride, you learn. The set up of the Racers for me didn't even rate on my scorecard for them. I went through a thorough installation and set up including setting the cross wire geometry appropriately which in others review would seem like twice the trouble since that second cable is included in this design. Enjoy your ride and if you opt for the Racers sooner, enjoy them too. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:22:57 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Hey Folks, > RBW "newbie" here. Building up my very first AHH, and cannot wait. > I have currently spec'd Tectronics side pulls. I know they are inexpensive > and probably work well, HOWEVER I am a Paul Components fan, and considering > putting on Paul Centerpull Racer brakes. Does anyone have a perspective? > When I was speaking to Riv about the build, they talked me against them, > since they were harder to set up, but knowing me, I like the tried and > true, made in USA and feel like they match my "quality" and aesthetic > values. I'd probably switch them out to Paul's eventually anyways. > LMK if anyone has perspective and experience with these brakes. Have used > Motos in the past (90's). :) > > Thanks! > Lucia > > > -- > Lucia Matioli > Sr Creative Consultant > goodthinkingco.com > linkedin.com/in/luciamatioli/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciamatioli/> > > > > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/33fe1b05-0e8e-4cd6-af6b-3a8e63d03f59n%40googlegroups.com.
