Paul Component Engineering’s Klamper Disc Brake Is Fully Cooked, Available In Limited Release

How about other colors for the adjustment dial. That anno orange will clash with my red anno hubs!

Does Paul realise that you can use a road shifter and a CX1 derailleur, or use the CX1 fin on an XX1 derailleur. Either way he doesn’t need to have the shifter on the tops, I did it last year and it’s frustrating.

They may weigh more than Hy/Rds, but these you can use in MN winters.

Copy the Avid BB7 function and obesity and borrow the name from e Clampus vitus, a group steeped in NorCal history. Gotta believe someone at Pauls shop thoughts this was funny! I thought this definition not only fit my perception of Clampers so often seen drinking around Downieville and other gold country towns but fits a great number of mountain bikers drinking in the same places as well.

Writtin by: Honorable Brother Al Shumate, M.D., ECV

First, what does E Clampus Vitus mean? Well, that is the greatest mystery of all, because none of us know what it means!

Second, what is the purpose of the society? There is a description of the society that all of you have heard. It is claimed ECV is a historical drinking society; others claim it to be a drinking historical society. The debate continues; it has never been solved.

Third, the objectives of ECV are well known: Members swear to take care of the widows and orphans — especially the widows.

Fourth, the governing authority of the Clampers is equally as explicit: All members are officers and all officers are of equal indignity.

These look like a great option for those of us that wanted BB7s to be a lot more expensive.

Kernel…I’d agree with you but you aren’t getting a lot of benefits from that extra weight. How often do disc brakes break? How much do disc brakes flex? Who wants to pay a premium for disc brakes that only have pads that move from one side? I use heavier steel cassettes because the shifting is similar and they’re more durable than aluminum, thankfully, heavy also means cheap when it comes to cassettes. Unless these are heavy because you get 2mm of extra pad depth for wear, I don’t see a benefit to tons of extra weight AND extra cost.

There is only one good thing about these, they’re orange but it seems most of the people here don’t like that.

Correction: 41g. Was comparing the BB7 S instead of the SL. Weight Weenie firing squad right? Are your rifles too heavy? Don’t miss!

Difference being $2 of quarters and a nickel, right? I took the hard work upon myself because it seems weight weenies can’t lift a finger either. You’re right, 41 grams is far to heavy! I’m just going to run brakeless and stop with my feet. In that scenario I’m lighter so I win the internet. Cool! [facepalm!]

I am legitimately interested in playing around with a set and seeing how the larger ball bearings fell, and if the pads do move faster, I.E. can be set further away from the rotors so there is more mud clearance.

I would also be interested in using long pull levers with a short pull arm, and seeing just how far I can put the pads from the rotors, for science!

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As a designer and owner of what I guess you’d class as an ‘indy’ brand, I love to see stuff like this for a bunch of different reasons; and in the past always made sure my bikes were dripping with small brand stuff, because I liked the idea of supporting small brand stuff.

Issue was I swapped to XT discs on my one of my mtn bikes a year ago and they were so good and so cost effective that they are not on 3 of my bikes. While I have not tried the road stuff yet, I am sure Shimano will dial it in as they have their mtn stuff, so the question I am left pondering isn’t this just a little too little a little too late? Well supported, big boy hydro disc brakes, that if not right now, will drop to bottom dollar very soon, vs. expensive mechanical discs….?! It’s not as if you have a new disc ready cross or road bike you are going to rip the brakes off to replace with these…

@Veloceette “more bling than substance”? Anyone remotely familiar with their parts or the Co. is going to have a good ‘ole knee slapper with that one! Kudos man, how does that foot taste?

These brakes look sharp, and are very expensive for what they are, a mechanical disc brake. I guess I am the target audience of this brake: given unlimited money, I would probably choose a mechanical brake over a hydraulic one. I am used to mechanical brakes, and never really bought the claim that hydros presented such a huge advantage in performance over a good mechanical brake with a good lever, cable, housing, and good setup. I don’t care too much about weight.
BUT… This is a lot of money for what really looks like a glorified BB7. The ability to switch between long and short arms is a great idea, and the idea of clearly marking the adjusters with IN and OUT is common sense; it’s amazing that that hasn’t been done before. But 180 bones is a lot. I would pay this if I rode them and decided they really were that good compared to other mechanical choices.
There is a perception in the industry that there is a market for a high-end mechanical brake: just look at BB7SL, Rever’s new brake; TRP’s Spyre and Spyke, Shimano’s CX77, and now Paul’s Klamper. It’d be nice to see a mechanical brake that has all of the following: 1) actuation of both pads; 2) use of Shimano rotors so we can use the best rotors on the market; 3) use of finned pads; 4) tool-free adjustment, and one bolt size for the whole brake. That will never happen in one brake, though: hydros rule the market, and that’s that.

“DUAL sided adjustment not singe! [sic]”

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CHAPEAU to YOU Paul!! You guys are making premium quality parts in the US; most others would settle for having someone else make it. Keep up the great work buddy.

Anyone ever seen Paul and Les Claypool at the same party? Just sayn that one may have a side gig

So not enduro. Ugh.

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@BillBob- good for you for riding the same stuff and not poisoning our environment by buying the latest gear all the time.
But are rim brakes obsolete? IMO, yes. You can still win a race on them if it’s dry. Which is most races, and indeed I suspect most riding conditions period, most of us ride in the rain I suspect by accident, barring the occasional creek crossing, of course. Even if you don’t consider rim brakes obsolete, you likely will concede that they work better in every imaginable condition. Almost everyone who’s tried them agrees. As for maintenance, I use BB7’s and have definitely spent less time working on them than on V-Brakes. And cost? 65 bucks a wheel one time for BB7’s is pretty cheap if you ask me.

Oh- and top-loading pads would have been nice so we don’t have to remove the wheel to change pads.

“Correction: 41g. Was comparing the BB7 S instead of the SL.”

BB7 SLs use Alu backed pads to save weight, aside from that it’s just a few ti bolts that you can fit to the std BB7, Paul, or any other brake.

These look great but how is the clearance between inside adjuster and spokes? TRP Spyres can’t be used with my SP dyno hub as the dual pad actuation makes them too wide there. There look quite wide also, would be good to have that measurement.

I’m interested but got doubts by: http://forums.mtbr.com/brake-time/paul-component-klampers-995132.html#post12335338