+1 for questioning the wheel size choice. If this is a 27" to 650B conversion, that's a really large jump (630-584=46mm diameter, about an inch in radius). I'd be really worried about pedal dragging. Put the crankset and BB in before you do anything with brakes and see if she's going to be scraping pedals like crazy. I imagine that inch you are dropping the bottom bracket will get made up somewhat with fatter tires, but it would be a shame to 'fix' your brake problem with more money and then find the bike is unrideable due to a too-low BB.
On Apr 23, 9:41 am, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > 2+ on getting the Tektros. I got a pair of the 800s for an ancient > mountain bike rehab that had worn-out side-pulls, I am all for > vintage and reuse but sometimes its nice just to have new stuff that > works ;-). > > Had a lot of fun building a Mixte for my Wife's 40th last year but the > pay off was seeing her big smile when she went for the first ride. > If I can make one suggestion. Get a front Basket. I got a wicker > eleven81 with QR and a handle and after color its her second favorite > thing about the bike. > > Enjoy > > Ryan > > On Apr 23, 8:51 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:20 AM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I would second that, it looks like a weel problem more thna a brake. > > > Those are pretty long reach already. Looks like a fun project though > > > Maybe try sliding the wheel forward or back in the dropouts just a bit > > - there is A LOT of room to slide it around in those dropouts if > > memory serves. > > > -sv > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://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.
