During my research on V-brakes I found arm lengths all the way from 85 mm (maybe even 80?) up to 107 mm. Of course not all brake posts are located in the same spot on the frame relative to the rim. So you'll to do some tedious measurements of your bike and research to figure out exactly what will work. With fat tires, fenders, racks, etc., it can become quite a puzzle. Then you get to the cost issue. There are perfectly serviceable $30 brakes and equally serviceable but wonderful looking $150 brakes.
Brake levers also become an issue with V-brakes. Most flat bar MTB style levers pull enough cable but for drop bars you need Tektro's long pull lever. Brifters require a Travel Agent cable adapter if using longer arm Vs as you would need to clear fat tires with fenders. dougP On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 9:25:42 AM UTC-8, Tom Harrop wrote: > > Hi Owen, > > I use Shimano V-brakes (107 mm arms), 700C Big Apples (57 mm actual width > on my rims) and Berthoud 60 mm steel fenders. It works great, although it > was necessary to put a dent in (or should I say cold set) the fenders to > get the housing stop/quick-release thingy on the V-brakes to clear. With 50 > mm 700C Marathon Supremes (around 46 mm on my rims, from memory) I had nice > clearance on the fenders and no denting was necessary. > > I think Tektro V-brakes are available with longer arms, and I've heard > that the arms on Paul Motolites are 114 mm but that measurement isn't given > on their website (anyone got a set they can measure?). You would need to > have the frame clearance and racks could get in the way. I intend to find > out about the Motolites and consider switching at some point. > > Tom > -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
