Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-12-23 Thread Mike Godwin
I ran Gran Comps on my Roadeo and liked them too. With Yokozuna pads. Mike SLO CA On Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:11:20 AM UTC-8 Will Boericke wrote: > I have the Gran Compes but no experience with direct mount. I like them > a lot. > > Will near Boston > > On Monday, December 23, 2024 at 1

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-12-23 Thread Will Boericke
I have the Gran Compes but no experience with direct mount. I like them a lot. Will near Boston On Monday, December 23, 2024 at 11:09:14 AM UTC-5 Robert Blunt wrote: > It’s low trail with no weight on the front end yet so steering is a little > squirrelly but it is spry feeling. The tube set

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-12-23 Thread Robert Blunt
It’s low trail with no weight on the front end yet so steering is a little squirrelly but it is spry feeling. The tube set is quite light I think. I am unaccustomed to the albatross bars so time will tell whether they stay. I won’t be able to properly put the bike through its paces until it warms u

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-12-23 Thread Oliver Moss
Looks great. I hadn't seen those Grand Bois cranks before, they're cool. How does the bike ride? On Monday, December 23, 2024 at 9:49:32 AM UTC-5 Robert Blunt wrote: > Here is a shot of the Elephant National Forest Express I recently nabbed > on the bay (apologies for all the shadows on the bik

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-04 Thread Robert Blunt
As soon as I get it I will post pictures. It's on its way. On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 5:41 PM P W wrote: > Let’s see this Elephant then! > > P. W. > ~ > (917) 514-2207 > ~ > > > > > On Nov 4, 2024, at 2:32 PM, Robert Blunt wrote: > >  > Peter Adler, > THANK YOU! I have a fantastic mechanic up in t

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-04 Thread P W
Let’s see this Elephant then!P. W.~(917) 514-2207~On Nov 4, 2024, at 2:32 PM, Robert Blunt wrote:Peter Adler,THANK YOU! I have a fantastic mechanic up in the Water Gap who has spare Mafacs laying around (Racer and Raids) so as soon as the frame gets here, we will try every Mafac he has in stock.

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-04 Thread Robert Blunt
Peter Adler, THANK YOU! I have a fantastic mechanic up in the Water Gap who has spare Mafacs laying around (Racer and Raids) so as soon as the frame gets here, we will try every Mafac he has in stock. I think I will give Paul a call and ask them if they might work. These are definitely not canti-po

[RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-04 Thread Peter Adler
MAFACs have the virtue of being widely available (cannibalized off 70s bikes, if nothing else) and therefore cheap. If you have none of your own, and there's no abandoned 70s bikes out on the sidewalk in your area to cannibalize, your town is between Princeton and Trenton; surely they have comm

[RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-03 Thread Oliver Moss
Ah, so you're the one who picked that Elephant. That looked sweet! I've not used the Mafacs, but I know there are definitely people who love them. The Pauls are good, but if you have to use the Mafacs I bet they'll be great. On Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 8:20:56 PM UTC-5 John Hawrylak, Woodsto

Re: [RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-03 Thread Robert Blunt
I had some of the RH cantis on my Terraferma rando bike and got completely fed up with them after several months and switched to Paul touring cantis instead. On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM 'John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: > Robert > > I have RH centerpulls and they were

[RBW] Re: Center pull braze on brake questions

2024-11-03 Thread 'John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ' via RBW Owners Bunch
Robert I have RH centerpulls and they were a PITA to adjust the brake pads and also required a lot of time. Once you losses the nuts, the pad can move up/down, in/out and rotate making adjustment tedious and time consuming. There is supposed to be a tool to hold the pad, but it is not availa