Originally Posted by ddeand

I’ve been riding my ‘74 Raleigh International a lot lately, and I’m feeling that the weak spot on the bike is the brakes. The center-pulls are not nearly as effective as the D-A side-pull brakes on my Ironman or the canti brakes on my gravel bike. Are there any classic center-pulls out there that are more effective than the Weinmann’s that came on the International? I’d really like to not have to change the style of brakes on this old bike.