You might be able to file the brake slots to make it fit, otherwise longer reach brakes. Looks like you're pretty long already. The Tektro 800A sidepull goes to 78mm, I think you've got the diamcompe 750 center pulls which are 75mm, so that extra 3 may be all you need. Rivendell sells the end pieces so you can make your own straddle cables as long as you need.
Good luck, Ryan On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:01 PM, manueljohnacosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I was lucky to get in possession of a 49cm Le Tour Mixte. I figured > since my girlfriend just recently got a new job, new place, graduated > from college and her birthday was coming up, I figured I should get > her something big. Pink is her favorite color and she enjoys biking. > So I set off building her a bike. Getting most of the parts together I > find myself with a few issues. > 1. Big issue the brakes seem like they are only a few centimeters off. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4545155110/in/set-72157623789349209/ > > 2. The rear brake is a center-pull and needs a longer straddle cable > to clear the seat tube. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4544523125/in/set-72157623789349209/ > > > So with the first issue I go to the ROB group for some answers. Any > ideas of making this work? It's SOOO close to fitting. Or should I > just bite the bullet and look for brakes that fit? > > and about the second issue. Anyone have any ideas and where I can find > one? I might check out my local place, Cycle of Change, but never > guaranteed that I can find the part there. Thanks in advance! > Hopefully I can get this worked out. > > -Manny "Bikes aren't always easy" Acosta > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
