-
Hey, cool, got any photos of yours? They're TRP RRL levers, which I really like - gone up a bit in price since I got them, but still way cheaper than rrp if you buy from Planet X: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BLTRPRRLA/trp-rrl-alloy-road-brake-levers
and the front brake is a Shimano mini v - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/tiagra-grade-r463-2013-road-flat-bar-v-brakes-ec041351
The rear brake is a Tektro cheapie - http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BCTK926MV/tektro-926al-front-and-rear-mini-v-brakes
I originally had Tektros both front and rear, but the front died, and the Shimano I replaced it with is much better quality. Braking power even with the stock pads is awesome, smooth modulation and so on as well - the Tektro in comparison is a bit more off/on, but still works fine. Using the cheap Lifeline compressionless cables - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-performance-brake-cable-set/ - which are great too, the lack of squish means you get a bit more brake movement for the same movement of the brake lever, so you don't have to have the pads quite as close to the rims as you otherwise would.
The mudguards are 45mm sks longboards, and yeah the clearance is fine, all works well. I also was running the same setup before with the old-style cheap Tektro levers - the ones that look like old Campagnolo shifters, and that worked too.
lemonade-
Great, cheers for the info!
I've got Cane Creek levers which I think might be similar to your old Tektro jobbies.
We do indeed have the same guards, so I reckon everything should fit fine :)Here's a pic from last year, only changes have been Rubino Pro 35s, and the bottom 6 inches of front mudguard are missing. No idea where they went, or when (when I discovered the damage I hadn't seen the bike in daylight for about 2 months), but I assume I kicked it once too often. Need to make some kind of makeshift mudflap!
tyeness
That looks very similar to my current setup, with similar reasoning behind it too!
D'you mind if I ask what your brake/lever combo is? Are they Mini-Vs?
I think we have the same mudguards, and I want to change to minis because Canti's are basically joke brakes, but I wasn't sure about clearance with mudguards