Re: [RBW] What happened to "Silver" sidepulls?

[Bruce Herbitter]

The Silvers were a nicer polished version with salmon pads instead of black ones. Maybe not enough of a difference to sell Silvers when 559's do the job for less.

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:34 AM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com> wrote:

RBW has Tektro 559's that they say are the same. But what happened to the ones that said "Silver" on them?

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[Mike]

I imagine that the Silvers cost a bit more and RBW scaled back a bit. When I was putting my Hilsen together the Silver brakes I received came in their own box so I'm sure that, the polishing and the change of pads added an extra cost. Still, I liked that the Silvers said "Silver" on them. I always thought that was a nice name for a line of bicycle components.

It's nice to see the brake has found it's way on to bikes other than Rivs. I know one of the Civia bikes is spec'd with it. It's a smart design and works well. Using it off road on my Hilsen I've had a couple of moments here and there when I've wondered if the brake is up to the challenge but on the road it's been fine. I do like having the canti clearance with a much easier set-up.

--mike

[Joe Bernard]

I like the "Silver" better, too. I have a set that are bikeless for the moment, but I expect that to change by next summer. Very pretty brakes.

 

Joe Bernard

Vallejo, CA.

[Jim Cloud]

I've used the Tektro R559 brakes on a 27" to 700c conversion for an
older Schwinn Paramount (Chicago era) P-15 bicycle. I'm very pleased
with their performance, and the aesthetics of a Tektro sidepull are
much nicer (IMO) than using some of the long-reach centerpull brakes
(e.g. Dia-Compe 750, for example). Here's a photo of the Tektro R559
brakes mounted on the bike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/4881013568/in/photostream

I would have preferred, partially from a loyalty to Rivendell, to use
the Silver brakes. They weren't, however, available in a bolt-on
version which I needed for this older bike.

Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ

[justin...@gmail.com]

SOMA actually has some for sale on their site. 100/pair

[William]

...and generally speaking, if SOMA sells them, then your local bike shop can likely get them for you via Merry Sales.