How about the old Bowden side pulls, very short reach.
Regards and Happy New Year
Craig Griffith
San Luis Obispo, CA.
USA
> From: Barb and Dan Artley <hydelake@verizon.net>
> To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:59:28 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CR] What are the shortest reach front brakes?
>
> I've got a Weinmann 500 that came on a Paramount track bike with the top of the centerbolt ground down to clear the headset lower race, and there's some extra material around the caliper's brake pad slots that could be filed shorter inside. I've not done that on mine, but have removed material on the outside of the slotted part of another set to mimic the Campagnolo brakes back in the seventies and still working fine. Might be good for 45 mm.
>
> Dan Artley in Parkton, Maryland USA
>
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> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:07:21 -0800
> From: James Spracher <motovelo2(AT)yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CR] What are the shortest reach front brakes?
>
> Esteemed listmembers,
>
> Need a front brake for a track bike. Universal 68 front is too long. I
> am pulling my hair out for a solution. From the center of the fork hole to
> the bottom of the braking surface on the rim is about 43mm. What are my choices. Help Please!!!
>
> Thank You!
> Jim Spracher
> Waynesboro, Va USA