Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

I'd venture to guess those pads would be made by SwissStop . I mean hey ... there are not that many pad manufacturers ! On Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 6:44:57 PM UTC-4, Grant @ Rivendell wrote: > > On Tuesday we'll have some really good brake pads. > -- You received this message b

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

Ron, perhaps I misunderstood your post. The picture shows two brakes, neither Pauls, and a note saying these are the brakes Paul recommends. But perhaps your note referred to my previous quote rather than your pictures. Sorry if I came across as overly argumentative. Michael On Saturday,

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

Cork pads: Are those standard material for cf rims? I gather that they worked well. In his book Gironimo, describing his entrepid, sometimes forlorn, always funny repeat ride of the 1914 Giro d'Italia on a period bike, Brit author Tim Moore describes cutting brake pads from wine corks to use with

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

Not so. If you look at the brake page: https://paulcomp.com/product-category/components/brakes/ you will see that every model he sells has thinline pads; and if you click on the neo-retros there is a link to a video on how to install pads, and you will see thinline being installed. I spent a

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

those are the pads Paul brakes were designed for, and the only pads that Paul sells. Achieving proper alignment and toe is everything in brakes, and good cartridge pads with some degree of spherical freedom is the answer. The

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

Ok I agree that all of the popular style of brake design can be made into very good brakes but. I have never owned or even ridden a bike with "disk" brakes, but looking at them they seem to offer two advantages. First they can accommodate much larger pads; second, their position, furth

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

When I built up my bare-frame '98 Moser, got a set of new shopworn Chorus brakes for $65, removed from a floor bike to replace with new skeletons. They came with cork pads for carbon rims. Didn't last long, but the most freaking-amazing brakes I've ever had on

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

Sidepulls are easiest for me too. Thanks for the comparison to the Compass brakes. I love my Tektro R559 brakes. R539 are awesome, too. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: stopping and rim brakes

I have a Hunqapillar with canti brakes, a Hilsen and Roadeo with side pulls, a MAP with crazy expensive Compass centerpulls, and the tandem with V brakes. Here's a though I've never, ever had, period..."I wish this bike stopped better." They are all absolutely fine. I pull that handle and the bi