Scott, I've used the Neo-Retro as a front brake for about ten years and have always had great luck with it. It looks great and, at the time, I was under the impression that the Neo-Retro was the more powerful brake—than the Touring Canti, that is. Paul's web page for the Neo-Retro used to warn that it's a powerful enough brake that one should make sure the frame could take the braking force, and maybe use the Touring Canti instead if one wasn't sure. I can no longer find that warning on the website. In any case, the Neo-Retro is powerful enough for me and relatively easy to adjust, and it's my first choice for a rim brake. (For some reason, likely user error/dimwittedness, I've never had luck with linear-pull brakes, but then I've never tried the Motolite.)
I chose the Touring Canti for the rear to maximize heel and pannier clearance. The combination works well for me, even with a full touring load going downhill. -- Bob On Friday, January 20, 2023 at 4:12:41 PM UTC-7 greenteadrinkers wrote: > If you had to choose between the Paul Touring Canti or the Neo-Retro for a > front brake, which would you pick and why? > > Curious about how much functional difference exists between the 2 models. > > Thanks, > Scott > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55f46a5d-670d-41ef-9d3f-99c0a9efe4d2n%40googlegroups.com.
