Originally Posted by
RiddleOfSteel
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mtbikerjohn that looks awesome! How did you get the front brake reach to work with short reach calipers? Looking at my old 710, that was not a possibility, and it's no different on this one.
With those Ultra brakes I had to use a set of BDop brake pad holders on the front..the brake bridge in the rear was set for short reach brakes. I changed the brakes and drivetrain out since that picture was taken. I'm using a set of Dura Ace 7800 brakes, again with the BDop holders up front..It is starting to turn into frankenbike with a mix of Dura Ace 7401 levers,7800 brakes,7401 downtube shifters operating XT M739 series derailleurs, shifting an 8 speed cassette..Surprisingly, it works fine..John