Igor, did you figure out what to go with? I am running into an issue with adding fenders to my Hubbuhubbuh--even the Shimano DXR MX70 that Riv sells (sold out) and I have on my Susie are 110, and there is still lots of room to bring the fenders in to the frame and away from the fender/tire, giving the tire better clearance. The Tektro 849AL on the gravel list is no longer available. Ironically, you can get them in white, which I was looking for for my Susie, from England. They are pretty cheap brakes, 20-something for a pair, but shipping doubles that. I think for max clearance with fenders, cantis are the best option. (I wonder if the longer arms of the 849 affect the braking power, as longer reach sidepulls and centerpulls seem to be affected? Any engineers out there? 110 length of the
On Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:05:32 AM UTC-4, igor wrote: > > Thanks Mark. I believe this is the link that Daniel linked above: > https://www.gravelbike.com/v-brake-arm-lengths/ > > It is a medium Susie. I may receive it today but alas no rims just yet, > that may be later this week. > On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 11:27:25 PM UTC-4 Mark Roland wrote: > >> What size Susie? That may or may not make some difference. My v-brake >> arms are 107mm. I am running 700 x 2.6" Teravail Honchos on RhynoLite XL >> rims on my size large Susie. I have about 15mm clearance. The braze-ons >> are well-placed, so that the pads are right near the end of the slots. If I >> were running fenders or 2.8s I would look for brakes with longer arms. >> There is a list somewhere on the internet, but it's getting a bit long in >> the tooth at this point. >> >> >> On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:26:05 AM UTC-4, igor wrote: >>> >>> What clears a 2.6? a 2.8? >>> >>> Additionally - anyone have such variety for sale and also brake levers? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a116cc8e-5f8a-4d77-b52f-4420d5d234c7o%40googlegroups.com.
