I have hi polish Racers (center post mount) on my Hilsen, and love the look AND the stopping power. Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/7691777296/in/set-72157627914355388
They're great. And I really like the folks at Paul Components. -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Seth Vidal Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:19 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Opinions on Paul Racers or side pulls On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM, blakcloud <blakclou...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am starting to think about buying my dream build which will be a A. > Homer Hilsen. tentatively these are the components I would like. > > 650b wheel set built on Phil Wood hubs. > Ultegra derailleurs and cassette > cranks, undecided but not Shimano, they're ugly, Maybe White > Industries double. > White Industries pedals with Bruce Gordon half clips Nitto lugged > quill stem, hand polished to mirror finish Nitto lugged seat post? > Brooks saddle or a Specialzed Avatar which I have and like. > > The question is around which brakes to use. The long reach side pulls > are probably adequate and are certainly cheaper but there is something > about the high polished Paul Racers that look good on Rivendell's. My > question to those who own the Paul's "Would you buy them again?" Of > course we are talking about center post mounts as I am not going to go custom > frame here. > I have never been a fan of center pull brakes, the ones that I have > tried all sucked but they haven't been as well built as the Paul's. > > I would like to hope they are great brakes and easy to set up because > you can't beat side pulls for easy set up. So those who own Paul's or > have used them, do you like them? > I have one of each. The rom has the sidepulls, the ahh has the paul center pulls and I really rather like them. They setup pretty easily and they have GREAT stopping power. Having said that - the sidepulls stop well, too. :) I don't think you'll have trouble with either. -sv -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
