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Old 02-12-08 | 07:43 PM
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Sidepulls:

Shimano "short" seems to be 39-49, and "standard" 47-57, though I have some 600 calipers that will reach 59 or 60.

Campagnolo Record and other vintage "short" is usually 42-52, and 47-57 for the "standard" reach. Newer models are somewhat shorter for "short".

Suntour seems to follow the Shimano ranges.

Centerpulls:
Weinmann 610 is 61 mm to the "max" end of the brake pad slot, while the 750 is -- guess.

You should be OK with just about anybody's short reach brakes, unless it's one of those weird Dia-Compe "Aero Gran Compe" things with the eccentric bolt and the non-standard brake shoe block -- those are really short reach: max 43! eBay sellers are often wrong about the reach of calipers they're selling, or they don't measure, and you have to ask them.

I am not so sure that Sheldon's diagram is really how the manufacturers figure reach. Sutherland's has clear diagrams that show simple vertical drop to the "reach" point, not measured on the angle from bolt to center of brake shoe face.
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