Originally Posted by
positron
To anyone who says _______ brand brakes of ______ design are no good, I call BS. You just dont know how to make them work. Ive worked on waaaaaaayyyyyy too many crappy bikes with crappy brakes to believe those claims. Working on crappy brakes is tedious and annoying, but nearly always possible. 1970's crappy centerpulls even work great if you take your time with them.
This is so true, a lot of the older cantis where stamped out of plate and had plastic covers to make them look aero. Still loved them compared to what came before.
Discs would easily rise to the top if someone just made a perfect set for drop bar touring. And there isn't a really nice option for a NAHBS lever show bike.