Re: [RBW] Brake reach for 47cm Soma San Marcos

2015-08-28 Thread Nanga Parbat
I'm getting a 47cm in the current 2nd generation model Cheers -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [RBW] Brake reach for 47cm Soma San Marcos

2015-08-28 Thread Philip Kim
Yep, I think the 1st gen had brake reach weirdness. I remember seeing one on the web in 51cm that used Paul Racers in the rear, but the front fork had to use a different brake. I think the tiburon blue was able to use Paul Racer in the 650b sizes. I mean essentially they were a tweaked geometr

Re: [RBW] Brake reach for 47cm Soma San Marcos

2015-08-28 Thread Tim Gavin
Which San Marcos frame are you buying? The link shows the first generation (robin's egg blue pearl) frame, which has been out of production for a year. The current generation (sage blue pearl) has some tweaks and may have addressed the rear brake reach issue you noticed. Also, which size of San

[RBW] Brake reach for 47cm Soma San Marcos

2015-08-28 Thread Nanga Parbat
Hello All, I planning a new San Marcos build for my wife and want to go with center pull brakes based on their reported better modulation. After reading the specs, flyer information and viewing this http://www.cyclesymphony.com/blog/?p=914 build with Riv Silver 73mm dual pivot brakes, there see