Ride Lugged

So I scored these mafacs at the swap for cheap, 10 bucks for both wheels. In terms of modern style, they seem damn rudimentary, even for 10 dollars. But they have tons of leverage, you can adjust them using no tools whatsoever, and they use traditional canti pads, which are thick and last forever. Set up is a bit of a hassle, but setting up Pauls is a hassle to, just of a different sort. You use a hammer and crecent wrench on the Mafacs, and a 14mm cone and 5mm allen on the Pauls. That being said, once the Mafacs are bent into shape, they never have to be fucked with again, while the Pauls have to be fucked with everytime you change the pads, which will be often, cause they use thin v-brake pads. Which are more expensive. The Mafacs also pivot on brass bushings, which I am a big fan of, as they need little to no maintenance.

All that being said, I do like the Pauls, and I’m glad he’s making them. I think they are the best looking modern canti on the market. Or should I say best looking contemporary canti…whatever. So as to the weight, the Mafacs are all steel, with all steel and brass hardware, and no allen fittings at all, so super crude. They still only weigh 20 grams more than the Pauls. I did some stupid math and figure they could be lighter than the Pauls if you switched all the bolts to ti, and they would still cost under what one Paul would cost at wholesale.