estv

i am real new to this, and i promise ive been searching for help for the past half hour. i just need to get a front brake for a windsor hour i got and need some help. an inexpensive one is fine. i would gladly get a shimano 105, because thats what ive found people use but i cant seem to find one for a decent price anywhere. anything cheaper? thanks in advance.

what ive found but not sure would work...
https://www.amazon.com/Shimano-BR-340...082470&sr=1-11
https://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ducts_id=10068
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes

veeco23

any of those will work.

estv

okay thanks for the response. i think i am going to go with the pyramid ones, just scared the quality will be real bad.

fucdemas

i'm new to this too. will these parts fit a kilo tt? i ordered my green 60cm yesterday

K_phomma

I scored a 105 for 30 bucks on ebay.

Yeah it would seem that those types of brakes will work, I don't know about the lever but if your bars are 25.4mm you need to get one of them levers and yeah.

fucdemas

i found a pair of 26mm tektro levers on ebay that i like. how much give do they have? will the fit the 25.4mm bar ok?

here they are:

https://cgi.ebay.com/Tektro-RL-726-Cy...QQcmdZViewItem

MattFashion

i've got an extra 105 caliper i'll send to you for five bucks and shipping.
lemme know.

estv

^ pm'ed

loser

those kinds of happy ending brinsa a ter to my eye

fucdemas

bikeparts.com has really cheap deals brake parts

a tektro brake set for $20

https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC318022

i'm def gonna get these for my kilo tt (unless someone thinks they wont fit)

now if only i can find the right levers.

will a 26mm lever fit the kilo tts 25.4 bars?

Jerseysbest

Yeah, I got a black 105 caliper off Nashbar for $5 a few months ago, good deal.

I should have bought a bunch, I see people selling the same ones on Craiglist for way more...

PunctualAlex

Every time you see something like that on Nashbar for $10 or less, it's worth getting. Somebody always needs a brake...

nathbdp

FWIW Cane Creek calipers are great. Not the cheapest, but not crazy expensive and total USA made quality.

estv

yea i just got a pair of cane creeks off ebay for $20 shipped. got that 105 from matt too, thanks again. now i have to install it myself which will be interesting..

eXCeSS

go salsa!

dan1234

Can I ask BikesDirect to send me front brake instead of the rear, before buying it?

Here are a few I found:

1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...082470&sr=1-11
2. https://cgi.ebay.com/TEKTRO-Alloy-Roa...ht_1377wt_1139
3. https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2#ht_935wt_913

How can I tell if a caliper will fit the front of the WIndsor.
The second one say Reach = 70-90 mm. the others don't say anything. what 'Reach' should I look for in my search?

Thanks!


p.s
My previous Windsor was stolen.
previously I simply went to home depot and bought a longer bolt, but it was not easy to replace it. someone replaced it for me since we had to take apart 20 pieces of the brake to replace it. I don't want to deal with it again...

JDMFanatic

I have the R320 and it fits on the Windsor Hour... if that helps any.

dan1234

thanks JDMFanatic, it helps.
if no one else will teach me how to fish, I'll get the caliper you mentioned.