I had Riv build my mixte with Racers with the post mounts brazed on to the seat stays...but I cheaped out and used the very nice (and reasonably priced) Dia-Compe SS6 levers, which are elegant, work well, and are an outlier example of those things that look good and work well but aren't eye-wateringly expensive.
Another high-quality low-cost thing I got from Riv in the early 2000's and wished I'd ordered several were those beautiful Suntour XC9000 front hubs for like...$20.00. Some of you long-time Riv fans may remember those hubs. I had a local wheelbuilder friend of mine lace it to an Araya RM20 26" front wheel for my X0-1 and had to settle for a Shimano 105 for the rear wheel - no XC9000 rear hub, unfortunately. Damn! The rest of the bike was mostly equipped as appropriate for a custom Rivendell. It was ordered a couple of years before I retired and as a senior software developer , I was quite well-paid and felt I deserved it. Bikes , to me are worth splashing out on. A lot of the fun I had with my custom Rivs was curating the parts. On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:38:25 PM UTC-6 cjus...@gmail.com wrote: > The Paul Motolites do also have the best quick release mechanism of the > bunch. > > The Paul brake that stands out the most to me is the Racer and Racer M. > Even better in post mount. That is the kind of brake you build a bike > around. > > I run the gamut of Pauls and like them all just fine, but I am also ok > with DXR, BB7s etc. when I want to keep costs in check. Setup is the most > important thing with brakes and good compassionless housing. > On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:26:26 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I would not agree that the only difference between most well-functioning >> v-brakes and Paul Motolites is the name. On my Riv Custom that started with >> Shimano DXR brakes the Pauls are notably nicer to modulate. Are they worth >> the money? That's a different question I answered for myself, they do work >> better. >> >> On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 6:23:02 PM UTC-8 Will Boericke wrote: >> >>> For me, Paul brakes are not worth the retail price. Good V-brakes (the >>> level above department store) are universally well-functioning. Paul buys >>> you the name on the brake arm and probably some more freedom from >>> maintenance. Now, I think it's important to point out that I've owned one >>> set of mini-motos. I found them finicky. TRP mini-Vs were better. Will I >>> still probably buy a set of Paul's if they're a good used deal? Probably. >>> Not going to spend $500 on them, though. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 9:08:23 PM UTC-5 eliot...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Patrick, can you use a Suntour power hanger ? I loved mine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 5:24 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, good to know. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 6:06 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Klampers are great, the couple hydraulic systems I've tried (stock on >>>>>> new bikes, I don't remember the brands) were marginally greater on the >>>>>> road >>>>>> but not worth the extra complication (bleeding) over the cable Pauls. >>>>>> Your >>>>>> results may vary on steep, rocky descents I don't ride. >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4:46:22 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Philip: Can you (or can anyone else for that matter) say how the >>>>>>> Klampers perform compared to TRP Hy Rds or to full hydraulics? I was >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> talking to my brother about the Hy Rds and wondering if the Kampers >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> be as powerful and modulate as well without the hydraulic complication. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Klampers have single-side pad actuation, right? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 3:36 PM Philip Williamson < >>>>>>> philip.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ... I do have a set of NIB Klampers I considered building a bike >>>>>>>> around, but went with yet another canti-post bike (a Bruce Gordon, >>>>>>>> woot!). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Philip >>>>>>>> Sonoma County, Calif (did it really just stop raining?) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d8f39d12-2c9a-41d1-8a4b-d18763a33202n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d8f39d12-2c9a-41d1-8a4b-d18763a33202n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvUg9TvC1mzhcQMKq%3Dk-caNOQaQpph7khyFt9gwFNjMjw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvUg9TvC1mzhcQMKq%3Dk-caNOQaQpph7khyFt9gwFNjMjw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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