Brake bridge position question

[suhacycles]

Good morning to all,

I was planning to braze a brake bridge to be used with normal reach (clarify: not short) brakes to allow for up to 32C commuter-style tires. I don't have the brake on hand yet but the distance appears to measure out 365mm along the seatstay from axle to center of brake bridge. Correct?

Thanks,
Hansen

[Curt Goodrich]

Short answer is yes. The longer answer is rim radius + desired brake reach = brake hole location. So in this case, 311 (assuming 700C) + 54 = 365. I typically shoot for 366 to come closer to maxing out the brake reach. This is important is the tire is a true 32mm.

[suhacycles]

Short answer is yes. The longer answer is rim radius + desired brake reach = brake hole location. So in this case, 311 (assuming 700C) + 54 = 365. I typically shoot for 366 to come closer to maxing out the brake reach. This is important is the tire is a true 32mm.

Gotcha... thanks for the extra tip!