The brakes I'm looking at cover 79-99 mm, at least according to Amazon's description. I need about 89mm reach so they should work. Amazon lists models 324 and 326 on a search, but the model isn't in the description of the brake I've ordered. Thanks for the offer on the brake, I may contact you offline if what I have on the way doesn't work. If a 27" to 26" conversion is possible with either brake, this could be good news for Riv types on a budget. I'll post the results / pics.
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:47:05 PM UTC-5, Peter Adler wrote: > > The specific model is Tektro C324, with 98-116mm reach. If you decide to > get more, you might want to call Rivendell; they had a case at the sale, > and as near as I can tell, I was the only one who bought a set. They might > be grateful to sell another. > > Or you could get back to me; I'm assuming I'll never use the now-recessed > front, which should work fine for a nutted rear. They seem like pretty > wussy brakes - good enough to stop a cruiser, but not quick enough to stop > anything moving at speed. If the Silvers don't make it, and I can't find a > serious sidepull that gives me the necessary reach, I'll switch back to > G_d's own brakes - centerpulls (Weinmann or Dia-Compe 750s, whichever comes > to hand first). > > Peter > > On Thursday, September 4, 2014 6:36:01 PM UTC-7, cbone97 wrote: >> >> >> SOOO strange you should mention those huge beach cruiser Tektros. I had >> just ordered a front one from Amazon to try a 27" to 26" conversion after >> popping a front rim/tire on the 420 and thinking "why not?". It looks >> like it'll work great and let me put on fatter tires than I could with 700c >> or 650b so I'm a little surprised I can't find any such conversions on the >> google. If the big Tektro brake isn't total crap I'll be ordering the rear >> and having a custom 130mm rear wheel built. >> >> >> On Sunday, August 31, 2014 3:21:37 AM UTC-5, Peter Adler wrote: >>> >>> I'm attempting a similar 27"-to-650b conversion at the moment, with >>> Silvers on a 1972 Raleigh Super Course. Early indications are that 700c is >>> fine, but there may not be enough reach to make it out to 650b. As for the >>> nutted brakes: I picked up my recessed Silvers at a Riv garage sale a >>> couple of years ago (missing the attachment fittings for the QRs, which I >>> cannibalized off salvaged brakes from bike kitchens). At the last Riv >>> garage sale in July, I found several pairs of huge Tektro sidepulls that >>> Grant IDed as parts for some abandoned project; Tektro lists them for beach >>> cruisers. Fortunately, they had nutted bolts, and Riv was selling them for >>> $5/pair. The bolts were not easy to get out of the brakes, but they fit the >>> Silvers just fine. >>> >>> Peter in Berkeley >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
