honesty wrote:Yep the TRP RG957 is an equivalent (or slightly better than) to the Shimano R650.
But not capable of a 65mm drop
Or am I missing something here? Would not be unusual
honesty wrote:Yep the TRP RG957 is an equivalent (or slightly better than) to the Shimano R650.
Brucey wrote:I'm not sure that the OP has said what levers are to be used with these brakes but that may affect the choice?
If there is a free choice of lever and deep drop side-pulls/DPs -ones that are worth having that is- are difficult to source, it is worth looking at some alternatives.
a) get some canti-bosses brazed on
b) use a hub brake
c) use centre-pull calipers
65mm brake drop is right where Mafac calipers are meant to work. IIRC it is slightly too long for the shorter Weinmann and Gran Compe models. Perhaps I have a weird sense of aesthetics but I always think that a CP caliper on a drop bolt looks better than a side-pull on a drop bolt. Most CP calipers work well enough if you set them up carefully and use decent pads.
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Brucey wrote:..............you may as well chuck the OEM pads in the bin as use them. Could be worse though!
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