brake + tire combinations
06-19-13 | 12:55 PM
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brake + tire combinations
Hello
working on restoring my first bicycle (a 70's steel frame) which came with single pivot brakes and 26" wheels.
the front brake is inoperable so i'm looking for a replacement
will ANY side-pull brake (that mounts to the center hole in the fork) fit or is it a matter of fork+brake+wheel fitment?
i found a decent used set on craigslist but the seller is indicating that this is for 700c wheels, does he/she know as little as i do or is there something to this?
i plan to use the same 26" wheels.
working on restoring my first bicycle (a 70's steel frame) which came with single pivot brakes and 26" wheels.
the front brake is inoperable so i'm looking for a replacement
will ANY side-pull brake (that mounts to the center hole in the fork) fit or is it a matter of fork+brake+wheel fitment?
i found a decent used set on craigslist but the seller is indicating that this is for 700c wheels, does he/she know as little as i do or is there something to this?
i plan to use the same 26" wheels.
Last edited by Gooshin; 06-19-13 at 01:00 PM.
06-19-13 | 01:10 PM
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Hi,
No. Any sidepull will not work. You need one with the correct reach or drop :
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brakes-ca...CE%20ASCENDING
It has little do do with wheel size, a lot to do with tyre size and fender clearance.
rgds, sreten.
If the back is fine your best bet is a single dual pivot for the front.
No. Any sidepull will not work. You need one with the correct reach or drop :
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brakes-ca...CE%20ASCENDING
It has little do do with wheel size, a lot to do with tyre size and fender clearance.
rgds, sreten.
If the back is fine your best bet is a single dual pivot for the front.
Last edited by sreten; 06-19-13 at 01:15 PM.
06-20-13 | 09:43 AM
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I have bought a lot of bikes and other items off Craigslist. I assume sellers are clueless, and around here that is the case 99% of the time. As a buyer, you need to know exactly what you need, or the risk of buying the wrong item is high.
I drove a long distance last Sunday to buy a bike. It was really frustrating, as the picture did not match the bike being sold, it was totally different model (a crappy one unfortunately). Seller thought his bike was "just like it". Another lesson for me, ask the seller: "Is the bike you have pictured in the ad the bike you are selling?"
Seller was also a liar. He said he bought it new, and rode it for only a couple of years. Well, the seller was all of 21 years old, and the bike was a 1983 Miyata..... I guess I should have asked him when he bought the bike new, as I could have saved a lot of time and fuel.
This is the only time I have run into a seller who was a liar. Running into clueless sellers, and sellers who have brain fade, is very common.
I drove a long distance last Sunday to buy a bike. It was really frustrating, as the picture did not match the bike being sold, it was totally different model (a crappy one unfortunately). Seller thought his bike was "just like it". Another lesson for me, ask the seller: "Is the bike you have pictured in the ad the bike you are selling?"
Seller was also a liar. He said he bought it new, and rode it for only a couple of years. Well, the seller was all of 21 years old, and the bike was a 1983 Miyata..... I guess I should have asked him when he bought the bike new, as I could have saved a lot of time and fuel.
This is the only time I have run into a seller who was a liar. Running into clueless sellers, and sellers who have brain fade, is very common.
Last edited by wrk101; 06-20-13 at 09:48 AM.
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