Eric, you certainly have gotten a lot of advice and all I can offer is a single data point. First, I will second Steve's observation that the Rene Herse equipment is generally made for an integrated bike system, so it often doesn't lend itself to a retrofit. Second, different brakes work better or worse with different levers. Make sure the lever & brake pull are well matched. I have Shimano, Di Compe, Tecktro and Paul's Neo retros. The first two offered only mediocre power, although the Shimanos worked better with Tectro levers than with Ultegra. I found the Teckro very fussy. The Paul's offer three great advantages that make them worth the money to me. First they offer both excellent stoping and modulation. Second, they are the easiest to adjust, although I did have a learning curve with this until the process jelled in my brain. Finally, they are a lifetime brake. They will last as long as your steel frame. Maybe even longer. All of the parts are readily available at a reasonable price. I originally had Paul's racers on our tandem and have been very happy that I converted to the Neo-Retros for the added tire clearance. We run 45s on that bike now.
Michael On Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 8:00:01 PM UTC-4, Erik Wright wrote: > > I'm thinking about getting canti posts brazed onto my sidepull Sam > Hillborne to fit a wider tire / make wide tire installation easier. Canti > brakes would be replacing Paul Racers. > > If I go this route, what are the best options out there? I figure top of > the line is Paul, but what's a more affordable brake? I see a lot of > chatter around Shimano CX70, but hear they're discontinued. Is there a > comparable option available now, or does it make sense to hunt down a used > set of CX70s? If I splurge on Neo Retros, am I gaining anything > functionally over other options? > > Thanks! > > Erik, Philly > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
