Originally Posted by bikingshearer

But wait, an even better solution is at hand: Riv is about to introduce honest-to-God long reach - truly, serious, 70mm or thereabouts long reach - double pivot sidepulls. I just saw (as in this past Saturday) a prototype mounted on a prototype frame, and it looks good. It'll be a house brand (I don't remember the name) and it will be made by Tektro just for Riv. The guys at Rivendell said they wil be available in a week or so. I think they said the price will be around $80 for a set of calipers, but don't hold me to that. Finally, serious stopping power and a good fit on my frame.