Originally Posted by
caloso
I have Tektro CR720 cantilevers on my CX bike and they've given me all the braking I could want.
This is the answer.
I'm sure the Pauls are good too but they're very spendy.
I have some Oryx that came stock on a bike and no amount of adjustment and Kool Stop pads have ever made them stop well. It is almost impressive how stubbornly they refuse to provide stopping power no matter what. Like they specifically engineered them to be crap.