I’m looking to upgrade my brakes from the Tektro CR510 cantilevers that I currently have. I like the TRP RRL levers well enough to keep using, I also have some Cane Creek drop V levers laying around, so I could set those up with full size Linear Pull brakes, I’d just be concerned about rear rack stay clearance. All the Paul brakes are widely recommended, I’m wondering if the mini motos will have enoungh room for 47mm tires? What brakes would work best?
by Odd_Neighborhood2176
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I generally think most brakes have enough power of set up right. My Santana tandem was ok with calipers but better with v-brakes. We did a legit 55 mph with panniers and it still was Ok.
That was like 400 lbs of people and bike. Cantilever was fine in less stupid conditions. LX canti (black) and some later XT v- brakes.
Front derailleur is to high
Front derailleur is to high
Swapping from cantis to other cantis won’t give you a ton more stopping power. Vs work better but worse lever feel imo. If you want to swap to the Pauls for the steeze that makes sense, they look sick. Touring canti> neo retro> mini moto in terms of stopping power.
I like my Paul touring cantis, but I’m honestly not sure they brake that much better than my Tektros to justify the price.
Absolutely nothing wrong with Deore V brakes. BR-T610. Not as pretty as Paul’s, but unbeatable price / performance.
Not cantis but mini v brakes, TRP cx8.4, they’re perfect for the levers too. They’re easily the best short pull rim brakes I’ve used, some even say they’re too powerful.
Edit: not sure about clearance but I’ve got them with 35mm with plenty of room
Mini motos should fit, motolites will certainly fit
Beautiful bike. Sorry i cannot help though
Snag some V-Brakes such as Shimano’s Alivio and pair with a Travel agent to increase cable pull length.
Ali Express has the travel agent piece fairly cheap. RJ has a good video on installation here: https://youtu.be/IJEBRCWNC8g?si=i7aWIKPoaiEJlu8q
Mini motos will fit. I had that identical rnr set up with Paul cantis. Great bike for touring, a little heavy for anything else. Any cheap v brake will clear and be better overall.
Tektro 857. They’re the fancy 110mm arm model. $20 an end tops. The stock pads aren’t bad at all. When you wear those out grab some Kool Stop Supra 2s, which will last you 20k miles. Measure as you might actually want a model with 102mm arms depending on how those rack struts jive.
Or keep the cantis. The They work fine too. I just find linear pull brakes a little easier to set up but eh, it’s a few minutes more with cantis.
Boutique rim brakes are great if you also use King headsets and Thompson posts and Phil Wood bottom brackets: you know, the Talismanic Trinity that empties your wallet without offering any actual consumer benefits.