It's news to me that center pull (or, for that matter, cantilever)
brakes have a "complicated" cable routing that interferes with handlebar
bags. I have had four bikes with such brakes, two with center pull (one
bolt-on Mafac Raid, the other brazed-on Paul Racers) and two with
cantilevers (wide profile old-time Shimano Deore XT) that I've used the
largest size Berthoud bags with, entirely without problems due to cable
routing.
The last time I had the bike with brazed-on Paul Racers serviced, I had
the pads changed and in the process the LBS managed to totally ruin the
feel of the brakes: spongy beyond belief. I brought the bike back, and
a more experienced mechanic was able to restore the original feel
(without excess squeal, by the way) in a matter of a few minutes. I'm
not sure I'd call that "fussy" on the part of the brakes; it's possible
to misadjust most things if you are incompetent.
On 08/04/2013 11:09 PM, ted wrote:
Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard the paul racers were fussy that
way. Well I knew how the cable routing differed, but the other stuff,
not so much.
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 7:57:18 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote:
The Pauls while stiffer, were more of a pain to get set up
correctly. I seemed to be forever between spongy feel and
squealing like mad. I did have them working well and then I
swapped the wheelset to the current one w/ different rim widths
and profiles and had to re-adjust again. Frankly, I am lazy when
it comes to this kind of thing. Also, the Pauls required more
"complicated" cable routing and it got in the way of the handlebar
bag. I toyed with the idea of getting them brazed on but just
figuerd it would be better to go ride the bike rather than turn it
into a shrine.
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