Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
I learned a lesson about brake reach... Because I REALLY wanted to use these brakes- I changed from 700c TO 27" That gave me enough to use the short reach brakes.
A previous owner of my '84 Pinarello Gran Turismo did that. The frame was designed for 700c wheels, but it had 27" wheels with short reach SunTour Superbe brakes when I got it. I had to deflate the rear tire completely to get the wheel out but the brakes reached.