Paul Components Klamper Disc Brake Caliper (All Black) (Mechanical) (Front or Rear) (Sh... - 048BKSP
Paul Components Klamper Disc Brake Caliper (All Black) (Mechanical) (Front or Rear) (Sh... - 048BKSP, Three years of development and we think Paul nailed it, 100% designed, tested and manufactured in house. Features: Designed and built in California Available in long and short pull mechanical braking options 6061 Aluminum, heat treated, anodized * Bigger ball bearings Needle roller bearing thrust washer Stiff backing plates Ball bearing spring plunger locates pad adjusters Easy to adjust pads Rotors sold separately Includes Klamper Caliper for one wheel, and pads 211g per caliper Specifications: Material: 6061 Aluminum, Heat Treated Steel Weight: 211g Finish: Anodized Anodized Color: Black or Silver Cable Pull: Short Pull? Brake Pads: Kool Stop Disc Brake Pads **Short Pull: This version is designed to work with road levers, including SRAM, Shimano and Campagnolo combined shifter/brake levers. It also works great with the Canti Lever, our short-pull flat bar brake lever Product Story: When we set out to build this brake, nearly three years ago, we started with a clean slate. Then we tried all manner of whacky ideas but eventually wound our way back to the tried and true ball bearing in a ramp system. From there we concentrated on the details. We made the balls bigger for smoothness and increased pad travel. We hardened the steel where the balls contact the ramps. We used three hardened steel pins to locate the pad actuator. Instead of a plastic thrust washer we used a flat needle roller thrust bearing. Then we moved onto the caliper body. This took countless drawing revisions and probably 20 prototypes. We added "fangs" to the inner backing plate for stiffness, and beefed up the outer caliper body where needed. The pad adjusters went through a similar process. We wanted easy adjustability but staying power. For that we designed detents into the circumference, located with spring ball plungers. We believe this is the best mechanical caliper ever made for a bicycle. It's available in long pull and short pull, ju...