I've had the Grand Cru brakes (in silver) on my Soma ES road bike for about a decade. Definitely recommend!
On Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:13:45 AM UTC-7 Ryan Fleming wrote: > Told ya so :) Even though I still have my 80's Campy Super Record brakes > hanging around somewhere, and love the looks of classic campy components, > the Grand Cru were a distinct upgrade. They were not cheap...but with the > TRP levers (got the silver drilled ones from Riv) , were money well > spent. FWIW, Jan Heine tested them in hilly Seattle a number of years ago > and wrote a very positive review. > > Oh...and a good looking combo, too, which is not nothing IMO > > I'm really glad you like them, Patrick. > > On Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:07:19 AM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: > >> Patrick, >> >> I'm glad to hear you like the VO brakes. I have them on my Crust and >> really like them as well. >> >> JohnS >> >> On Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 8:12:12 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Even tho’ I’m trying to sell the R538s, but for $35/pr net to me + >>> shipping cost net to me, so I have a right to deprecate them. >>> >>> The VOs feel firmer and with same cables and housing have a noticeably >>> greater retarding effect, front and rear, with same hand pressure. And they >>> look so much better! I gottem used, so at ~1/2 price with a wee defect that >>> we worked around. >>> >>> And the VOs are black, to match the rest of the black build. They’re >>> pretty, even in black. >>> >>> The Tektros aren’t bad and would work well for a utility bike. And >>> they’re only $35 pair net. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >>> >>> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >>> >>> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >>> >> -- 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/51477c90-8693-4129-a71d-b573bab2ce09n%40googlegroups.com.
