I should have listened to Grant - when I ordered my Road Standard in 2002 (2003?), I figured I would always use Campagnolo sidepulls with "wide" 25mm tires. Grant tried to get me to realize the folly of that notion, but I eventually got what I asked for. The bike was built originally built with Campi brakes and 25mm tires. Now - ten years later - I of course prefer fatter tires, but my foolish notion that my brakes "just had to be Campagnolo" left inadequate clearance for anything bigger than a 28mm tire... so today, we pulled off the Campagnolo s/p's and replaced them with Tektro 538's, and squeezed in a pair of Schwalbe Kojaks. GP did a great job specing the bike, 'cuz the Tektros fit fine, and the Kojaks (which measure out at 32 mm) just barely fit - - albeit with only about 3mm clearance at the front caliper. The bike was always nice, now it's just dreamy - nothing like fat tires to make a sweet bike even better. So thanks, Grant, I'm glad one of us had enough common sense to design a smart frame. Pics of the new brakes, with the Kojaks, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157631867204870/ Max B Sonoma County CA
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