On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7:57:01 AM UTC-7, Joel Stern wrote: > > I don’t think I need to go with V brakes (smack me if I am wrong), and I > an unwilling to buy Paul’s due to price. I got a recommendation on Velo > orange grand cru at $145 a set. > > Ant thoughts on what to use on an Appaloosa or Atlantis? > > If I use cantis I have a nice NOS set of Suntour levers, with V’s I start > from scratch. >
If you're using a nice NOS set of Suntour levers, my bag-matching instinct would be to suggest a set of Suntour cantilevers, like maybe a set of XC Pro. If you're not in a hurry, you can probably get a nice set for <$100 on eBay. However, practically speaking, with the biggest crux about cantilever brakes being proper adjustment, older cantilever brakes often use the smooth post brake pads <http://www.koolstop.com/english/crosspad_ct.html> that are inconvenient to adjust properly. The newer cantilever brakes that use V-brake style threaded post brake pads <http://www.koolstop.com/english/bmx.html> are much easier to adjust for toe and position. In addition, I'll also look for low-profile brake arms, as the wider profile ones can interfere with panniers and other things. The VO Gran Cru will fit these requirements, but if you desire something more budget-friendly, Tektro's CR710 is about 1/3 the price of the VO (which themselves are almost half that of Paul brakes). Finally, if you're not going to use fenders, and are ambivalent about putting those Suntour levers into service, V-brakes are probably the easiest to set up and use. Especially on the front, saving that headset brake hanger for that cleaner look, and entirely mitigating brake judder are worthwhile advantages. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/044ed92b-a231-4536-8baf-817ecc1acfc8o%40googlegroups.com.
