Long Reach Brake question
07-24-12, 05:42 AM
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Long Reach Brake question
How much does the braking action/feel change when using long reach brakes? I am looking at the idea of changing from 27" to 700c wheels.
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07-24-12, 06:31 AM
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The difference between 27 and 700 is small. It's possible your current brakes may already be adjustable to reach 700. Either way I haven't really noticed much difference in feel on conversions I've done. You'll get bigger "feel" differences with different brake pad materials or different rim surfaces.
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I've used both short and long reach caliper brakes and find the difference in braking effort to be unnoticable. As dbg mentioned. pad material has a much greater effect on brake effort and efficiency than reach.
