Thanks Doug, I got them today and they are fantastic. Exactly what I needed. Your advice is much appreciated.
On Aug 23, 9:46 pm, Doug Van Cleve <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Micah. > > Tektro R538 are probably your best bet, not too expensive and are designed > to open as widely as possible, maximizing the odds of getting fatter tires > through without any monkey buisiness. Another thing to think about is that > fat tires on relatively narrow rims make this worse, so if you have wheel > options or might be making any changes there a wider rim (CR18, Delgado, > Synergy) will also help... > > Doug > > > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Micah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone! This is my first post in this group. > > > I'm just getting back into riding after 13 or 14 years without (long > > story). I have a Bridgestone RB1 that I've owned since I built it up > > from the frame way back then. When I started getting it back into > > working order, I found I needed to replace the old Dia Compe single- > > pivot brakes because some parts were missing, and the guy at my LBS > > sold me a pair of Tektro 536 (dual pivot). I'm happy with the improved > > stopping power of the new ones (largely since I now often pull my 16 > > month old kid behind me), however, I'm not so happy about the fact > > that it takes some effort to get the 700x25 tires past them. > > Especially since I'm planning to replace these tires with wider ones > > when they wear out. I think the frame will fit 700x32s, and if so I'll > > probably go that wide at least at times (ie a tour I'm planning). So > > I'm looking for new brakes that will work for that, and I'm having the > > damndest time figuring out what modern brakes, if any, will do the > > trick. I've googled with every combination of keywords I can think of, > > and I can't find a thing. Well, that's not quite right: I'm suspecting > > that some recent Shimano 105s may work, but that's about as definitive > > as I can get. Your expertise on anything out there that I should be > > able to find on ebay would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
