help i have a brake problem

[davidbaston]

hi every body

can anybody help me please i'm trying to buy some new brakes for my 20 year old bike as my other brakes have siezed up my problem is this

i have measured from centre of the pivot to the centre of my rim of my wheel which is 55mm is there any makes of brake out in todays market that caters for such a size as 55mm i have noticed most makes tend to be around 40 - 50mm such as campag and shimano

can any body out there help please


thanks david baston

 

[daveornee]

Originally posted by davidbaston
hi every body

can anybody help me please i'm trying to buy some new brakes for my 20 year old bike as my other brakes have siezed up my problem is this

i have measured from centre of the pivot to the centre of my rim of my wheel which is 55mm is there any makes of brake out in todays market that caters for such a size as 55mm i have noticed most makes tend to be around 40 - 50mm such as campag and shimano

can any body out there help please


thanks david baston

Tekro like the ones on Sheldon's site:

<http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakes.html>

 

[RBS]

i have measured from centre of the pivot to the centre of my rim of my wheel which is 55mm is there any makes of brake out in todays market that caters for such a size as 55mm i have noticed most makes tend to be around 40 - 50mm such as campag and shimano

shimano makes an extended reach caliper in the ultegra line. try these:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...rand=&sku=8048&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=