Originally Posted by
Iride01
Not certain about your issue with the Tektro's rubbing the tire, but that sounds like you just got brakes with the wrong reach (caliper length).
I found dual pivot brakes to be much better at stopping me than the old single pivots. Even wet, though they still make your heart skip a beat sometimes till the wheel rolls a few more turns.
The reach on the new dual pivot Tektros was actually close the same as the old dia-compes - about 47-57mm for each. It seems like there's just more material to the Tektros, especially around the mounting bolt, leaving less clearance room if that makes sense. And agreed, I much prefer the performance of modern dual-pivots, but it looks like I'm stuck with the old single pivots unless I size down from 27" wheels to 700c. Don't really want to do that as I already sprung for new 27" gatorskins the other day.