JBaldauff

Hey all, I am having issues with my Paul Brakes tied to 10 speed Sram Force lever with Stan's wheelset. I have the Paul Minimoto up front and the Paul Touring Cantis in the rear. Both are mushy, even with the pads close to the rim. I have had so many issues with these brakes in spite of a lot of people saying they are the best and easy to install/adjust. I have watched all the youtube videos and done all the things.

Am I alone in this? Thoughts? Alternatives? Gah.

Thanks y'all.

shelbyfv

Have you tried compressionless housing? https://www.cxmagazine.com/mechanica...-brake-housing

randallr

One question -are those levers you speak of long pull or short pull? Both Touring Cantis and Minimotos are supposed to use short pull levers.
Second thought: an issue that could cause mushiness is if the pads are not in plane with the rim surface. There's a plastic tool that Cantitoe Road sells for ten dollars from IceToolz that I use to get pad alignment spot on. I have Paul NeoRetro up front with Touring Cantis in back and have massive stopping power. I just have regular brake housing and TRP levers on drop bars. My other bike has a similar setup but with Paul levers on flat bars, similar brake action, no mushiness.

JBaldauff

I do have it set up with compressionless housing.

JBaldauff

Thanks Randall. Gah, I just assumed they are short pull. Do you know if 10speed Force shifters were even made in long pull?

randallr

My TRP brake levers (not brifters) are short pull, they are for drop bars, I would guess your SRAM levers are also short pull being as they are similar, drop bar (brifters?). Not finding a clear indication about that as the new SRAM force are for hydraulics.

Koyote

Have you contacted Paul Components directly? Perhaps they have some advice. Seems like the kind of business that might respond to a customer.