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Re: New Strada

--- In Bacchetta_Bikes@yahoogroups.com, "mewool" <mewool@...> wrote:
> As you have probably already surmised, the brakes would not quite
> adjust out enough, although it was very close. There is a little room
> to mill out the slot some more but I decided against this. After
> looking on Ebay for some longer reach calipers, I ended up buying some
> 32 spoke 650 mm wheels to use for centuries, touring, heavier load
> conditions, etc.

It looks like these brakes may be just perfect for this very specific
need (i.e. a caliper with a range that overlaps the 57mm max reach of
the current rear brake Bacchetta uses). The problem is that I cannot
find these puppies anywhere:

http://www.tektro.com/02products/08r365r356.php
http://www.tektro.com/02products/08521ag.php

These have 55-73mm reach.







Fri May 12, 2006 8:06 pm

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Hello, I recenty purchased a new Strada. The Strada is my first Recumbent. I had taken a ride on a Whizwheel Trike model last year and had been interested in...
suu_beee
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Apr 21, 2006
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... Some annoyances on my 2005 Strada: - the rear brake is sometimes squeaky and not as smooth operating as the front - the rear cannot accomodate a 559 wheel...
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Apr 22, 2006
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... setup when I could get a serious ... And then started making excuses when you smoked them - love that! ... first ... LBS BS! I rode everything I could get...
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Apr 24, 2006
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... To run a 559 mm rear wheel on a 2005 or newer Strada I think the best solution is to use a Shimano R-600 (Ultegra level) brake which has 57 mm reach. This...
Zach Kaplan
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Apr 24, 2006
4:01 pm

... I should measure it rather than eyeballing it, but I thought the stock rear brake is already a 57mm reach and is bottomed out with the stock 571 wheels....
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Apr 24, 2006
8:05 pm

One recent rainy weekend, I tried to fit 559 wheels with 26 X 1 1/4" tires on my 2005/06 Strada (purchased in March). The rims are (I think) Mavic 17 mm. The...
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Apr 26, 2006
10:20 pm

... It looks like these brakes may be just perfect for this very specific need (i.e. a caliper with a range that overlaps the 57mm max reach of the current...
robo_junior
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May 12, 2006
8:11 pm

... room ... some ... I don't freakin' believe it--I've literally been sitting on the solution the whole time (at least for myself). I just measured the ...
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