As a coda to this thread, and a final recommendation for these brakes: about an hour ago I was pushing Paul Racers about as hard as a brake can be pushed, and they were just stellar. Again, I'll recommend the Velo-Orange brake pad combination.
Just finished my typical midweek ride, on Los Alamos road. Profile here: http://www.srcc.com/profiles_html/los_alamos_rd.HTM Coming down the middle section, about 16%, I let the Pereira fly, moved my 100kg mass back on the saddle, then braked hard hard hard coming into a series of S-turns. The brakes were just superb, fabulous power and modulation. Absolutely silent with the Velo-Orange brake pads. Sure, you skinny guys may wax us going up, but a steep downhill with Pauls is pure fun for us Clydes. I've ridden this particular hill maybe 200x in the last few years, with every kind of brake - Paul and Shimano cantis, short pull Campagnolos, standard reach Ultegras, old Nuovo Recods, and Modolo Pro's (all right, admittedly no Mafacs). The Pauls just slay them all. at the end of the ride, a tip of the flask to Paul. On Nov 11, 11:19 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 07:50 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > > Is that the Toei stradle hanger or the VO? > > VO. Just as pretty and LOTS less expensive. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
