Question guys, I have a Kona Esatto that Im having a blast with. I recently upgraded to all Ultegra. When I installed the brakes I found out that the rear brake mount is slightly higher than normal, therefore, the pads would not reach down to braking surface of the wheel. Basically I need some long reach brakes. TRP's appear to be the best quality brakes around in a long reach version, is anyone aware of a Shimano or SRAM in a long reach?
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R-556 Tektro and the Shimano 650 in use.
The BR-650 cost more, but stop better and the level of the finish and look of quality way better for custom bike IMO. Which is where I have them. The Tektros went on a repainted Bridgestone 400 that was nice. Pick your poison.
The 556 have more reach, so if you need that kind of reach you may have to skip the BR-650s.
The BR-650 cost more, but stop better and the level of the finish and look of quality way better for custom bike IMO. Which is where I have them. The Tektros went on a repainted Bridgestone 400 that was nice. Pick your poison.
The 556 have more reach, so if you need that kind of reach you may have to skip the BR-650s.
I have a set of R451 Shimano medium reach breaks (47-57mm) that I purchased from Universal Cycles.com. They work very well on my bike and with 105 STI. Choice of Blk or silver and it would cost roughly $65.00 for front and rear. I run 25mm tires with SKS fenders and the brakes fit in real nice. They have a light pull which I enjoy.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=46826&category=882
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=46826&category=882
Unless the Tektro brake pads have gotten better, it's a good idea to replace them with Kool-Stop salmon pads or the salmon/black combination.
Velo-Orange also sells a long-reach brake, www.velo-orange.com.
Velo-Orange also sells a long-reach brake, www.velo-orange.com.
I see you're quite new here. There is a forum section specifically for questions like this, you should be posting there instead of 'general'. It's called 'components/wrenching'.
I'm sure one of our new mods will be along momentarily to move this post to the proper section.
Right?
I'm sure one of our new mods will be along momentarily to move this post to the proper section.
Right?
I've found long reach brakes to be significantly inferior to regular reach brakes, The tektro pads on long reach brakes are downright dangerous. It's annoying because you need the long reach brakes to ride bigger tires in terrain which typically requires better braking! I understand the move to disk for anything over 28mm.
Don't know how much longer you need, but these might work. And they're cheaper than a new set of calipers.
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