impressive clearance! standard reach brake content!

[AngryScientist]

wow!

didnt think the frame i recently acquired would have impressive clearance like this, and am impressed with the room under these older gen Force brakes as well. pads are bottomed out on the adjustment slots, and this fat mavic tire that measures a full 33mm fits under them with ease. could definitely do a true 35 under these brakes with no problem. this is how all bikes should be designed!

just pleasantly reporting in that it is indeed possible to run a 35 under standard reach brakes if the frame is designed accordingly.

[jasonification]

Wow! What frame is this??

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[blantonator]

Originally Posted by jasonification

Wow! What frame is this??

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yea but what fork will give you those clearances on standard reach?

[Ken Robb]

When you say "standard reach" I think you mean short reach which became the de facto standard, right?

[72gmc]

Originally Posted by blantonator

yea but what fork will give you those clearances on standard reach?

The one you order from Waterford

[ridethecliche]

I guess it works well on modern wide rims because the brakes don't have to move much to contact the rim. With narrow rims im guessing they'd touch the tire en route to the rim.

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by blantonator

yea but what fork will give you those clearances on standard reach?

exactly!!

[AngryScientist]

whaa hahaa

the carbon fork made specifically for this bike has nearly the same clearance!

win

win


win!

[yarg]

So let us in on what frame and fork gives this robust clearance.

[Peter P.]

I don't believe the Force brake came in standard (47-57mm) reach, just 39-49mm.

Yes, a properly designed seatstay bridge that places the brakes at the bottom of the slot will vastly increase tire size choices.

And as ridethecliche pointed out, it helps to use wide rims otherwise you will have to squeeze the tire past the pads. My frame was designed for max reach at the seatstay bridge but I use narrow rims. I can fit a 32mm Panaracer Pasela and I run my brakes wide, but it's still a squeeze.

As for what fork will work this way- a custom steel fork, like mine.

I'd like to see what carbon fork AngryScientist has that fits the bill.

[weisan]

This is the bike that Angry have...

[jasonification]

Originally Posted by weisan

This is the bike that Angry have...

Almost spit out my coffee laughing

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[tuxbailey]

Originally Posted by weisan

This is the bike that Angry have...

The bike I had almost 40 years ago looked like a very cheap version of that. I begged my grandfather to get that, not knowing anything better. It was a very heavy frame with a lot of extra tubes, featuring a bulky suspension fork, mechanical disc brakes, etc. And of course a fake gas tank. I could have just gotten a standard BMX

It was not until I rode my friends simple single speed that I realized what light and nimble meant.

[AngryScientist]

haha.

by the way, i think we can consider "short" reach brakes standard these days, as they come standard with all of the rim brake groupsets. 47-57 brakes are now considered "mid reach".

[weisan]

By now y'all should know Angry's MO...he's not gonna unveil the curtain until he gets matchy matchy pinkie saddle, pinkie handlebar tape, pinkie tires and lastly pinkie bell all set up nicely on his new girlfriend....