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Thanks for this. I'm going to use the Paul Funky Monkey cable stop. It's bling, but this bike is being compromised by time rather than cost. The frameset was free so I'm going to treat it to nice bits - basically stuff I've always fancied having but never have: Phil hubs, Sugino 75s or Campag Pista, Nitto stem and seat post, a fancy caliper brake, bullhorns and for the haters out there, a half link chain and a black denim charge spoon saddle. Yes, denim.
Since this is a bike built up from scratch I don't have existing brakes to measure against. But, there are other steamrollers out there with 650b and Paul Racers.
mashton
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You will need some kind of cable stop, Paul ones are great and work on all sized frames (esp small ones) but you can go cheap, Surly rear, Tektro (steerer) mounted one front or something.
Yes there is a QR mechanism, you just squeeze them with hands and 'release' the straddle.
Great brakes, you will love them. Make sure you get the measurements right. Benchmark it against the current calliper you have and the 650b rim surface will be 19mm below that.