Dia-Compe 610 Stopping Power?
03-14-08, 12:53 PM
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Dia-Compe 610 Stopping Power?
Thinking of turning my Trek 660 into a cyclocrosser-on-the-cheap. (I'll ask in the CX forum too, but I think you guys would probably have a more informed take on it).
It looks like I can get a 28mm (maybe even a 30mm) tire in my fork and rear triangle, but for my sidepull caliper brakes. The solution seems to be an old-fashioned set of centerpulls, so I just put a bid on eBay for a set of Dia Compe 610 centerpulls. I'd attach them to Cane Creek SCR-5 aero brake levers.
Will these brakes stop my bike adequately?
It looks like I can get a 28mm (maybe even a 30mm) tire in my fork and rear triangle, but for my sidepull caliper brakes. The solution seems to be an old-fashioned set of centerpulls, so I just put a bid on eBay for a set of Dia Compe 610 centerpulls. I'd attach them to Cane Creek SCR-5 aero brake levers.
Will these brakes stop my bike adequately?
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In my experience, all centrepulls, even lowly Shimano and Dia Compe models, when set up correctly with a good set of pads (i.e. - Kool Stops) make for very good brakes. The fact that you are using aero levers will be of help too, because they have more mechanical advantage than a non-aero lever.
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I run that combination on a couple of bikes, and stopping power is fine. I agree with the need for upgraded pads, whether Kool Stop or old school Scott Mathausers.
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Will the Kool Stop Dura brake shoes work with these, or do I need the cantilever type shoes?
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If you go with Kool Stops, you'll need to get the cantilever version with the threaded posts.
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Thanks!
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They're Shimano Tiagras. They probably could fit 28s, but thinking that I'd want to run knobbies and the possibility of mud, I wanted the maximum clearance that the frame would allow.
