Thanks - that is nice and clean. I just came up with an idea on the design that I stole from Tom and Greg to hopefully reduce the wear on the straddle cable. I cut a couple of very short pieces of 1/4 " OD copper tube and then slotted the outside wall parallel to the center line. Then slipped the pieces over the straddle cable, rotated the slot down and closed it using a needle nose pliers, and pushed the copper pieces into the brake arm hole. The effect is to have a soft copper lined hole through which the straddle cable passes so that any metal to metal contact wears the copper and not the steel straddle cable. Will see how it works - the copper may wear through after a couple rides ??

Post some photos when you can, I'd like to see it.

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So that came with the straddle?

Dan

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Yep came just like this:



with a short bolt. Got it on eBay for $25 shipped from TatiCycles

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Not much that would be visible in a photo - IIRC there is a photo of my version in this thread or at least in the forum someplace. Basically I've added a copper liner to the holes in the brake arms where the stradle cable/linkage goes.

I remember seeing that set up and was thinking about using it before I went to the Simkin's brakes.

Do do however really like the center pull set up with the 726 and might still go for that set up. Could always use the Simkin's on my SLC build.

Anyone have a spare (or know where I can find) a T726R? It's rare that Google doesn't come through for me but I'm coming up empty here.

Taticycles on ebay but unfortunately for me they dont do international shipping!

M@TTY

Yeah...nothing posted currently but I dropped them an email.

Not the t726r, but there are a few on ebay for cheap right now:

set 1

set 2

set 3

You would need to do the "Tom A" modification to make these work on the front. But at the price, its pretty cheap.

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I emailed Matt and am waiting for him to have a black front available for me. I also just picked up a new rear R725 of eBay for $30 that I'll probably use on the back to clean things up a little.

what frame are you using?
does anybody have a r725/726 on the rear of p3 if so would love to see pics
cheers
john

Javelin Barolo with Jetstream fork. I might eventually go to a Simkins on the rear but figured I'd try $30 before $170.

How do you attach them to the fork/frame? I don't see a front bolt.

AB

I got a Tektro R725 Front Brake online the other day only to discover that it won't fit my fork/frame. So it's brand new, zero miles, bolt and noodle included. If anyone would like to have it, $25 and shipping...

Got my Egg Brake in yesterday...nice little unit. Might get it mounted up tomorrow...will post pics.

SolidWorks!

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I'm not liking how the 725R cable guide sticks out to the side. Has anyone converted a 725R for center pull on the rear? I'd need some sort of cable hanger that might mount with the caliper bolt and extend a couple inches up towards the seat post. I figure a flexible noodle guide would get me around the corner from where the cable housing exits my top tube.

Another option would be to just buck up for a rear Egg Brake but that still has the arm hanging out there a little.

Not sure what bike you have, but with a P2SL or similar you could use somthing like this Surly hanger:



If that won"t work, I'd bet you fab something with this (for a front cyclocross fork):

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Suffer Well.

I would definitely need something that mounts to the caliper bolt location...not really any other options. Of course an Egg Brake would be a much cleaner transition from the frame to the smooth caliper arms. It's only money, right?

one was just posted: link

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And sold about 10min later. I decided to just go with a nice DA 7900 rear caliper anyway.

Here's my front.
I've not ridden it on the road yet, but as far as everything else goes I'm delighted.

Below is a link to a technical paper on aerodynamic computer modeling. I got some technical feedback on it from a different thread.

Even if folks are not interested in an Egg Brake per se, I think that the article should be interesting to anyone who is thinking about the topic of aerodynamics generally.
http://www.4shared.com/...Analysis_Using_.html

The link does not work. Not valid?