Paul's mini-moto is a nice, clean looking brake, and the noodle/ connector piece looks a lot tidier than Shimano's. Surely they can give you the dimension from the pivot to the cable clamp? That's important around chubby tires, racks & fenders.
On my 58 cm Atlantis, an 80 mm BMX mini-V clears a 700c x 40 mm Schwalbe Marathon Supreme but not a 45 mm Schwalbe Marathon Plus, no fenders involved. Jim Thill probably has experience with Vs on fendered bikes with big tires. dougP On Jul 16, 1:10 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mini motos look good but it is hard to get any concrete answer on what kind > of clearance they have for fenders and big tires. V-brakes always make me > think of my mother in law's beach cruiser, which mind you does stop on a > dime with her ahem "generous" body on it but they just have such an xmart > quality to them. Oh and BTWhttp://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cat's_pyjamas > > > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Brewster Fong <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 11:27:57 AM UTC-7, Michael_S wrote: > > >> for some reason, most V brakes are very unattractive to me. The symmetry > >> of a nice cantilever brake or a centerpull is much more pleasing to my eye. > >> Having ridden every type in my 30+ years I don't see much difference in > >> braking power on any good quality brake with dual pivot mounts. I don not > >> own any bike with a single pivot caliper brake for that reason. > >> ansd those new Paul mini-moto's are the cat's pajamas... > > > OK, let me get this straight, you don't like V-brakes because they're > > unattractive. However, you like Paul's mini-moto and consider them the > > "cat's pajamas?" Since I've never heard that term, I presume you like the > > looks of the Paul's mini-moto. But, do you realized that Paul's mini-motos > > are V-brakes.....:) Good Luck! > > >> ~mike > > >> On Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:05:44 PM UTC-7, meehan...@gmail.com wrote: > > >>> Hi all! > > >>> It's been awhile since I've posted to the list. I recently decided to > >>> sell my Atlantis frame and fork, and I replaced it with a Long Haul > >>> Trucker. I had an experience when I was building up the LHT tonight that I > >>> wanted to share, because I know this list includes a lot of steadfast > >>> cantilever devotees. After I got the fenders, wheels, bar and stem > >>> installed; I went to install my Paul Touring Canti brakes. These are among > >>> the best and easiest-to-install cantilevers that I've ever used. Still > >>> there was considerable fiddling about getting them set up. I installed the > >>> levers and went to wire up the brakes when I realized I didn't have a font > >>> cable hanger for a 9/8" steerer tube. Ugh! Figured I'd have to pick one up > >>> sometime this week. > > >>> It then occurred to me that I had a perfectly good set of linear pulls > >>> along with a set of long-pull, Dia-Compe aero levers stashed away > >>> somewhere. If I use those, I don't need a hanger at all. This is a Surly > >>> not a Rivendell so I shouldn't be subject to too much ridicule for using > >>> linear pulls. So I somewhat reluctantly removed the Pauls and dug out the > >>> linear pulls (Avid Magnesium Single Digits) and long-pull levers. I was in > >>> the process of installing the front V-brake when I realized I was done! I > >>> literally laughed aloud! It's been a long time since I've used linear > >>> pulls > >>> and I forgot how easy they are to set up. I installed the lever and cable > >>> and did a "spin-and-grab" test and the brake felt solid with good power on > >>> the first try with no messing around. Now I remember why I felt like it > >>> was > >>> weird going back to (what I considered to be) archaic cantilevers when I > >>> got into the Rivendell world. I didn't see a single picture of a Riv with > >>> linear pulls when I bought the Atlantis, so I figured, "when in Rome...". > > >>> Anyway I've got a set of silver Paul Touring Cantis that I'm going to > >>> list for sale once I take a few pictures. Complete with straddle cables, > >>> mounting hardware, and I think some spare o-rings. Although, I recommend > >>> that you don't buy them and that you get yourself a snappy set of linear > >>> pulls! I'll list the brakes in a separate post once I take some pictures. > >>> I've got some additional parts I'm going to sell too. > > >>> Cheers! > >>> Shaun Meehan > > >> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Xv03JOBTxYUJ. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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