Originally Posted by
dr1445
the present centerpull brake fits the 700c but i like the feel of the v brakes better, their closer to the feel of the brakes on my ducati, and for sure i am not changing the ducati brakes to centerpulls.
Aw, c'mon! Live a little! Besides, you could write a real neat letter to
Cycle World.
As to the
Dan's adapter on the Puch- I think you might end up with the brakes mounted too low to hit the rim correctly. The adapter is designed to clear fat mountain-bike tires. Besides, running V-brakes means you'd also have to install "long-pull" drop handlebar levers, like the Dia-Compe 287-V's or Tektros. Not impossible, but an additional expense.
In my experience, V-brakes are a little mushier than correctly set up dual-pivot sidepulls. Longer reach means more mush, too, but long-reach dual-pivots are available. Maybe these will fit:
47-57mm reach:
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=TK-R356F
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=TK-R356R
55-73mm reach:
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=TK-R556F
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=TK-R556R