AASHTA* - http://sheldonbrown.com/brakes/index.html
And it's worth clicking through to the Jobst article on brake types here - http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/brakes.html All modern brakes work. I don't think folks are really "arguing" for one or the other type. There are certainly tradeoffs - for example, canti's are great for using with fenders and giving maximum tire clearance, but can be a bit fiddly to adjust. It's been nice to see a resurgence of interest in center pulls, as they have the "balanced" aesthetic of canti's, yet the svelte profiles of the sidepull. And the variety of sidepulls (thinking back to the Grant "Wish Lists" of old Readers and remembering how he had hoped for something other than the then-current spate of uber-short-reach models...) I've got canti's on the QB and Silver sidepulls on the Hilsen. Never thought about one being better at stopping than the other. If I had the urge to upgrade (and somehow seldom do until the brakes are utterly, thoroughly worn out), I'd lean towards the stuff Paul makes. - Jim *AASHTA = As Always, Sheldon Has The Answer -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
