Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
Like the brakes on my Raleigh Sports?
Yeah, that's the ones I mean, though I'd avoid anything that says Raleigh on it (just 'cuz).
Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
They don't look like they'd reach an ISO 597 rim on that frame. He'd need 12.5mm more reach than he would with the wheel pictured. That's a stretch
You may be right, I don't know; but not having seen either bike I suspect the distance from the brake mounting hole to the dropout on the Dawes is pretty close to that on your Sports, and the Sports' brakes (together with its fenders and wheels) would work on the Dawes. You could just as well mount 27" wheels on your sports, though with different brakes and no fenders.
Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
(not to mention the braking efficiency would pretty much suck).
Period correct, man!
Actually, with orange coolstop pads and aluminum rims, I'd bet it wouldn't be
that bad.