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Originally Posted by The Fixer
yes and no.... arched caliper arms usually provide more tire clearance but are usually found in older styled calipers, such as Campy, Modolo, Suntour, etc...

Also, long reach calipers may not work with rim/fork combo designed for short reach brakes..... and visa-versa...

George
Yeah, that's pretty much what I figured. As it is, the reach on my RX100's is 57mm, already considered long reach. So, I'm still looking for suggestions on brakes. I'll do the eBay thing looking for wider, arched calipers, but if anyone knows of a model in production that would help, let me know.
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