Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
You can do the math/diagraming easily enough. But there's a reason that cantis/linears are used on large profiled tires, espicially with fenders. The leverage goes down with the longer caliper arms needed to clear the big tires and fenders. But then you probably already knew this. Andy.
Do you mean that short reach brakes have not the sufficient power to stop wider rims?
I have heard about it and also something similar about the length and the shape of the brake levers, but I am not an expert...
Could you explain me with more details the relationship between rim width and caliper arm length?