Originally Posted by
PGillin
That just sounds like such a fun title, right?
Well, to make a long story short I have an '87 Bianchi that originally had (I think, I bought the frame recently, wheel-less) 650 wheels. I want it to run 700cc wheels, which will fit the frame (I checked, the wheels off my allez fit). The problem is this-
It has Canti braze-ons. The existing brakes won't reach high enough for a 700c rim. Is it possible to get brakes that will fit the existing braze-ons without breaking the bank or lowering myself to a V-brake?
The Bianchi is my project bike, FWIW.
That's really, really weird. The distance from the pivot to the brake shoe on cantilever brakes has been pretty consistent as long as I've been working on bikes... basically the last 35 years. Any chance you can post a photo or two of the bike, showing the front and rear brakes with the wheels installed? Or at least tell us which model Bianchi you have?