how do I

[nicholas]

Might change my group set and I don't know weather I need long reach calipers or short how do I measure them got a spesh Allez

 

[Old Plodder]

Measure from centre of bolt hole on frame/fork to the centre of wheel rim, that will give you the 'drop'. (Note. Different at back & fork, usually.)

 

[nicholas]

Many thanks

 

[AndyRM]

Sheldon's got a very detailed write up here, which helped me when I was updating my gruppo: http://sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html#reach

 

[Cycleops]

What's it got to do with the weather?

 

[winjim]

What's it got to do with the weather?

Braking distance increases in the wet, innit.

 

[AndyRM]

Braking distance increases in the wet, innit.

Their any evidence of this?

 

[winjim]

l can't tell if that's a joke or not.

(and I so nearly wrote "breaking"...)

 

[AndyRM]

l can't tell if that's a joke or not.

(and I so nearly wrote "breaking"...)

Apologies. It is. My terrible grammer was my justification for a poor, poor joke.

 

[winjim]

No, the joke is a good one, it's just that I had broken the bad grammar chain by my correct spelling of "braking". Sorry, my fault.

Poe's Law anyone?

 

[AndyRM]

No, the joke is a good one, it's just that I had broken the bad grammar chain by my correct spelling of "braking". Sorry, my fault.

Poe's Law anyone?

To be fare, one reply is scarcely a chain.

Ill stop now.

 

[Dusty Bin]

Back on topic......the Allez has short reach calipers.

 

[nicholas]

Cheers dusty