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Paul cable-actuated disk brakes for the old school do-it-yourself-er? Combined
with the long-lever Paul canti-levers would give as "retro" an appearance as
you're going to get with disks.
I'd skip the 5-arm for a 4-arm so you can run a N/W ring of a suitable size
(5-bolt 110BCD N/W rings for cross probably too big)? White Industries cranks
look the part.
Hard to decide between retro vs. performance.
On my commuter bike I have a Profile Racing disk hub that is ~18 years old.
Silver and classic Profile Racing appearance (retro looking) and heavy but
otherwise it's as good as anything made today. A set of those would be sweet
for the retro-look but modern capability.
June 10, 2016, 1:44 p.m. - DrewM
#!markdown Paul cable-actuated disk brakes for the old school do-it-yourself-er? Combined with the long-lever Paul canti-levers would give as "retro" an appearance as you're going to get with disks. I'd skip the 5-arm for a 4-arm so you can run a N/W ring of a suitable size (5-bolt 110BCD N/W rings for cross probably too big)? White Industries cranks look the part. Hard to decide between retro vs. performance. On my commuter bike I have a Profile Racing disk hub that is ~18 years old. Silver and classic Profile Racing appearance (retro looking) and heavy but otherwise it's as good as anything made today. A set of those would be sweet for the retro-look but modern capability.