John - I like the combination very much, but I don't think it is significantly *better* than other brake set-ups, and do not necessarily champion this set-up over others. I went this route because (a) I, too, felt bad leaving the QB brake stop bridge hanging out all alone, and (b) had another bike that was in need of only one Minimoto (a 92 XO1 calipered frame with a 93 XO1 canti'd fork) and after a parts shuffle across 3 (mostly) canti'd bikes, I ended up with one spare Minimoto.
I'll say that the Minimotos and Motolites have a sharper, crisper, more abrupt stopping action than the Touring and/or Neo Retros. That is not to say that the latter pair are 'bad' at stopping - they're marvelous and strong - but the transition feel is slower/smoother. When running a combo of Minimoto front + Touring rear, the difference in brake feel is not funny or weird or all that noticeable. I suppose there's slightly less wheel lock with the Touring out back, but this isn't a dominant factor for me. I personally would recommend the Touring/Neo Retro for road riding; and Minimotos for more off-road/trail action, and/or/especially in cases where quick-hard-steep stopping is desired. I save my Motolites for my 26" dedicated trail bike. Last item - aesthetically speaking (YMMV, don't @ me!) Minimotos look sick with knobbies Touring/Neo Retro look sick with knobbies Touring/Neo Retro look sick with slicks Minimotos look just ok with slicks, but sick with 45mm fenders + slicks Everyone's got different brake feelings and experiences, these are mine, hope they help. Patch in NYC On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:50:15 PM UTC-8 JohnS wrote: > Thank you everyone for the tips/advice. I'm not planning to have a rear > rack on this bike, so the brake arm extension isn't an issue. Also I may or > may not mount the fenders that I have, my Crust LB-canti has them so not a > priority to have them on the QB. > > Patch, so how do you like the touring/minimoto combination? Would say it > was better or as good as other brake set ups? > > Thanks, > JohnS > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 2:56:39 PM UTC-5 Patch T wrote: > >> I use Paul's Touring on the rear and Minimotos on the front on my QB. >> The Minimotos clear a VO Smooth 45mm fender just fine. >> I agree that not using the canti stop bridge on the rear is a little sad, >> but one could get creative and mount a light there if you preferred to run >> a Minimoto on the rear as well. >> >> Patch in NYC >> > -- 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/50cf492b-8c12-474e-a434-6fed8b192663n%40googlegroups.com.
