Hello,
Recently, I've decided to upgrade the brakes on my 1990 Schwinn World. It came equipped with sidepull Chang Stars. These worked well enough when the bike was newer, but now they've become difficult to adjust, and the return springs may be wearing out.
I was hoping to use a set of NOS sidepull brakes by Dia-Compe or Shimano due to their original look and also because I am familiar with how they work. A nice ebayer sold me some, but neither set has a long enough reach to get both pads down to the braking surface. The original brakes had just over 60mm, and the Dia-Compes were at 57mm. The seller said longer brakes were hard to find and that he didn't have any in stock.
Someone told me that it's possible to install centerpulls on an older bike like mine with the right hardware.
Has anyone here done that, and if so, do you have any photos of the installation? Do the brakes work well?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you,
-Bill
Recently, I've decided to upgrade the brakes on my 1990 Schwinn World. It came equipped with sidepull Chang Stars. These worked well enough when the bike was newer, but now they've become difficult to adjust, and the return springs may be wearing out.
I was hoping to use a set of NOS sidepull brakes by Dia-Compe or Shimano due to their original look and also because I am familiar with how they work. A nice ebayer sold me some, but neither set has a long enough reach to get both pads down to the braking surface. The original brakes had just over 60mm, and the Dia-Compes were at 57mm. The seller said longer brakes were hard to find and that he didn't have any in stock.
Someone told me that it's possible to install centerpulls on an older bike like mine with the right hardware.
Has anyone here done that, and if so, do you have any photos of the installation? Do the brakes work well?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you,
-Bill