Hi All - I didn't realize there were long reach Universal center-pulls unti l last night but there are. My original intention was to take the generic center-pulls (the ones that just say "Universal" on the arm) from my Botte cchia Giro d'Italia and use them for my Bottecchia Special project. As I lo oked at it however, I realized the brakes looked too short so I took the ca lipers off the Giro and did a test fit on the Special and sure enough, they are much too short. The Special has room for fender clearance in front whi le the Giro does not and a rough measurement of the Giro's front caliper gi ves a reach of around 60mm while the Special needs closer to 75mm. The rear calipers are long reach and seem to work on the Special in a trial fit so I need a set of Universal generic center-pulls with that long reach both front and rear. They would probably come from a lower end bike that was des igned to handle fenders rather than a racing bike.
I also need standar d Universal levers, hangers, and hoods as well if you have any. Thanks.
Regards,
Derrick Bourgeois
Colorado Springs, CO, USA