He makes bike parts. Who knows - do you suck at the internet?

Nothing.

I've been working on a new bike, and the fork I recently finished up for it has the card suits on the inside lugs... and I thought about the Paul cranks to go with that, and this brake lever could go with both of those. Then I realized I don't care about playing cards and I don't care about Paul... at all. Really expensive stuff, and lame/nonexistent customer service. For impracticality of brake levers, there's that goldfinger lever that's way cheaper anyway. I'd avoid this crap.

Maybe I do and maybe I don't. But since some google searches, no matter how detailed you get, don't turn up everything.

And its usually better to ask around for what people use than searching around blind in the dark. And so this fellow has never pinged on my radar.

hence my question.

goldfinger>paul

sorry... i'm just a little slow..plus this is the innernets

1. overpriced cnced aluminum parts. Used to be highly desireable but now pretty much outdated and only worthwhile for those times when you need something outdated(like cantis).

2. You won't be as cool. also it's a little diffcult to route the cable but still possible.

who remembers the paul cnc'd derailleur?... worked great until you needed a spair part..then paul just gave up on you..then they just stopped making the derailleur and ignored and tried to forget everything about it..leaving those who bought it SOL..

**** paul

I think why the lever isn't designed to fit on the bulge is so it can be a 24.00 clamp size which in turn allows you to mount it on all but the most goofy ergo bars regardless of clamp size (25.4, 26.00, 31.8), which seems reasonable.

expensive stuff, is that as compared to campy or da? (cranks)
also their customer service is excellent- I have 2 different email addresses for them and have had responses from Paul himself...
and the goldfinger is an inexpensive, mass produced, forged, Taiwanese bmx lever.

To each their own...

And Severian, the link is https://www.paulcomp.com/
you can get his stuff at thebikebiz and even universalcycles.

Jeez, I don't think this is really complicated, unless you've never taken a set of bars out of the stem before. The clamp diameter (25.4, 26.0 etc) refers to where the stem clamps. This is pretty much always bigger than the diameter of the rest of the bars. It has to be, because if it wasn't, how would you get the stem round the curves and into position? (it's hard enough anyway) Most bars have a small bulge which is completely covered by the stem clamp, but some bars have a wider bulge, or instead of a bulge, ramp up from the normal bar diameter to the clamp diameter in a smooth slope. Cinelli bars, for instance, have a wide area either side of the stem thats larger than the rest of the bars, which is always engraved with logos etc. The Paul lever won't sit on this bit, and neither will any other lever designed for normal bars. Lecture over.

To each their own? Well no ****. Sounds like you got pretty lucky, I called several times and never got anyone to pick up or answer emails. The point of mentioning the goldfinger was to show that there's a cheap alternative to an expensive/asinine brake lever.

It's not even that I'm a Paul hater. I'm just glad I never bought into any of that ****.

[ angry emo thread of the day ]

enough with the paul hate.

i'm rocking his thumbies and their design is enough to make me want to incubate his offspring.

yeaaaaah....

fsnl
sparky

Haha, who's even angry or emotional? BikeForums puts a smile on my face all day every day.

Sorry for being short. I was trying to be mildly amusing but I don't think it worked well at all. It doesn;t help that I hate using smilies. Was gonna put the link in here to apologise but it's already been done.

no, as sammyboy said, it's narrower in the grip section:

7/8" or 22.2mm for MTB (and cruiser) handlebars

15/16" or 23.8mm for drop bars

brake levers are sized accordingly

no sweat mate!

really...
gotta love all the hate here for Paul who has half his product line dedicated to the FG SS crowd...

anyway dude, quiet about the thumbies, remember what forum you're in.

I just ordered one for my bike last Friday and sent him an e-mail about the lever Friday night. Monday morning I had a response from Paul in my inbox, so thats pretty responsive.

I am using his neo-retro and touring cantis on my cross-check and they are the best brakes I have used- especially because I am 220 pounds and live at the top of a hill.

Truly though, the only reason I ordered it is because its stylish, and has my name CNC'd on the top. Stupid I know, but are not most bike part upgrades overpriced and completely unnecessary when you think about it?

Christ on a stick. Half of you sissy *****es rock $100 toe straps and you're whining about a 50 dollar brake lever?

I think it looks good.

If I had track drops and the money to throw around, I'd be all over that.

$50 is a bit steep for a brake lever but the real problem with this one is that it's a poorly designed peice of ****.

Meh, it was designed for looks anyways. Functionality was clearly not the reason Paul created these.

Better than incapable people riding brakeless, no?

and especially when it basically reinvents the wheel; fills a hole that is not there

a plain bmx lever or cross lever solves the "problem" already

...and how do you know this?

judging from the pivot location it looks like a solid 2 finger lever. Paul has tons of experience with brake levers and generally isn't known for building ****.

so, have YOU used one???