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I have the BRS 101s on my roller. I think the max tyre is probably 35mm since they don't open very much. I have stuck to mainly 25 so I am going purely by knowing how much travel the caliper can do. The roller is a street machine by definition, sure it can take a 42mm but its hardly practical thing to do with calipers. That is why the CC, LHT take V-brakes or cantis.
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Watching with interest on the brake question, as leaning towards a roller frame.
is there a list of long drop brakes that fit ?
It seems that the high end calipers from shimano don't have long drop or need certain levers to work at full power.
From looking around it's more budget brakes (nothing wrong with that) that aren't fussy about levers.
Dia-compe keep cropping up, with the BRS 101.
Did find a good blog/review where for maximum mud clearance the DC 610 center pull was used, added bonus was the mini rack that bolts onto the brake, downside is straddle cables and cable stops/hangers.
Will go for a rummage and find the blog again. I guess due to the tyre clearance and changing modern standards brakes for this are a bit niche.