Originally Posted by
Capecodder
Also, the side pulls are not going to give you any better stopping power than the center pulls you are now using. Put a pair of Kool-Stop pads on the CP's and the are going to stop better than the Tektro's with any pad.
Could you perhaps elaborate? I was under the impression that modern dual-pivot side-pulls were miles ahead of old centre-pulls in terms of stopping power?
I did consider just dropping some money on kool-stop pads instead of switching brakes, but I guess I'm shallow and still want a sexy new brakes on my bike.
Preynmantis: The reach on those is too short, I need about 70mm of reach.