Lets see your modern bikes with long reach sidepulls.

[fourflys]

not much difference to me in short or med/long reach brakes....

Here is my Black Mtn Road

[John H.]

How do you like the Whiskey fork?
Would the fork also work with a short reach brake? Or mid-reach only?

Originally Posted by yancy0303

My All-City Mr Pink with Whisky road fork and Tektro R539 brakes



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[Gartenmeister]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

because rivendell bikes are not heavy enough as it is, loaded down with steel forks, steel railed leather saddles, full cage pedals, and fancy waxed canvass luggage, so they throw in an extra top tube to keep the weight up.

That bike as pictured, with everything except for the front rack, but including Brooks, leather tape, obese tires, cross levers, pedals and the double top tube, weighs under 25lbs. Since I believe Grant says a useful bike begins around 25lbs, with the rack it qualifies.

[doomridesout]

I think the Whisky fork is for mid-reach only, you can't run a short reach caliper on it and hit the rim. It seems like a great option, particularly if you can't handle the looks of the Seven and Wound-Up forks.

[merckx]

Originally Posted by Gartenmeister

Old photo. Has 700x42 on it now, with room to spare.

I like this machine.

[weisan]

[Peter B]

Custom randoRex.

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by doomridesout

Lets see your modern bikes with long reach sidepulls.

Title says it all... My next bike will be a mid-reach rim brake road bike... Still deciding on lugged steel F/F or titanium with the new Whisky fork. Lets see and talk about the bikes you have with the current gen of dual pivot mid reach brakes.

I know this thread is four pages long, but it started before I joined the site. Can anyone explain what these terms mean to the uninitiated?

[classtimesailer]

Mid reach and long reach brakes have longer arms which let you fit taller/fatter tires on your bike provided the frame has clearance(fork blades/crown and brake bridge/stays). Some folks use the longer reach to run smaller 650B wheels and even fatter tires. The longer reach also allows room for fenders under the brake and above the tires. Some frames are designed for longer than normal reach brakes like my Milwaukee Road and you can't use regular modern Campy or Shimano (short reach) brakes. Some say mid-long reach brakes are less effective or whatever. Whatever. Mine will fit fenders and 28s.

[jbf]

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[Andy340]

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[Ed-B]

Originally Posted by rousseau

I know this thread is four pages long, but it started before I joined the site. Can anyone explain what these terms mean to the uninitiated?

These terms apply to side-pull caliper brakes and describe the distance from the center of the mounting hole to the center of the braking surface of the rim.

Short reach brakes are what you normally find on road racing bikes. The mid and longer reach brakes are usually specified when the bike is going to be fitted with larger tires and/or fenders. Also, as mentioned before, long reach brakes are frequently used when converting 700C bikes to 650B wheels, which have a 19mm smaller radius. You swap from short to long reach brakes and change the wheels from 700C to 650B so you can fit bigger tires.

In general they have the following dimensions:

A short reach brake typically will adjust between 39-49mm.

A mid reach brake (aka normal reach) is typically 47-57mm.

A long reach brake is typically from 57-73mm.

Also, as the brakes get longer, the arms are usually wider, and may employ quick release mechanism that allow the caliper to open further to clear a larger, inflated tire.

Ed.

[ORMojo]

May as well post here also!

[Bradford]

Originally Posted by mistermo

This is precisely my predicament. My favorite category of bike, but when I've got road and cross bikes, it never gets called into service.

mistermo should change his name to misternuts

This bike lives in Colorado now and I couldn't be happier. Since he sold it to me it is getting all of my riding time. My normal ride is half dirt, half pavement, up hill for about an hour, then some 45 mph descents back home. Its about 2 pounds heavier than my Legend, but its more comfortable (especially on the GP4000 28s/wide rims), and a much better riding position for the solo rides I do. I'll keep my Legend for times I ride with other people, but this is the perfect bike for 95% of the riding I do.

What a great bike for just riding.

[Lyle_Savant]

I do a couple of 25 mile rides a week on my KHS.


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