I have no experience with the mini mottos but have neo retros on the Saluki, Racer M's on the Rambouillet, and the posted Racers on the Bilenkey Tandem. Paul's brakes do set up differently from Shimano / Tektro style brakes and it took me a while to catch on, now I find it super easy. It's impossible to compare brakes on a tandem with a different brake on a single (or half bike as they are called in the tandem world) so I will limit myself to two observations about them. They stop the tandem just find for the kind of riding we do but they max out around 38 MM of clearance, just enough for our Marathon Racers. Paul's claim they are more powerful than the Neos.
Both the Neos and Racer M's offer super power and good modulation. I have on occasions, when needed, lifted the rear wheel a couple of inches off the ground then set it back down safely with the Neos. I owe them my life from near deadly right hook experiences during rush hour. The Racer M's on the Ram are so good that I never think about them. I always check brakes and tires before heading out but they rarely need any attention. I do carry a 15mm (cone) wrench when traveling, because that's what you need to adjust them. If I were in your position, I would call Paul's and get their recommendation for a specific application. All their products are super well engineered and manufactured. Michael On Saturday, July 19, 2014 8:20:10 PM UTC-4, jinxed wrote: > > So my curiosity has been peaked after a brief discussion on the trail with > a guy about his Paul's mini motos. He was very impressed with them even > having previously been using the neo retros on the same bike, a Rock > Lobster cross. The claim was FAR more power and better modulation with all > other variables consistent. Levers were cane creek. For some reason I > lumped the Minis in with the touring cantis in that they were for more > clearance, but not much different as to power. After some quick reading on > the magic computer box, it seems this guy is not alone in his assessment. > > I am a big fan of cantilever style brakes. So much so, I decided to take > the center mount racers off my Hilsen to have canti studs added. Plan was > to swap the Racers for some Neo Retros...but now I'm wondering about the > Mini Motos. > > Has anyone tried the Minis, or even better, both Minis and Neos?? > > For the record, I know I like the Neos , and the direct mount racers on my > Rambler are awesome. And YES, I realize a set of xt v-brakes would deliver, > but I don't like the aesthetic and don't want to change levers. > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
