Deep drop Tektro R556 in the UK? Or an alternative?

I am going to put 700c wheels on my 27" rim mercian, mainly because if something should happen to the frame, i still have standard set of wheels. so I need a deep drop brake. the best recommended seems to be the tektro r556 but cant find them in the uk anywhere. they come up on sjscycles, but the picture is of alhonga brakes and it wont let you add to the basket. Does anyone know where I can get the tektro ones from, or is there an alternative, or anyone used a drop bolt and if so where from (home made?)?

Email them.

they have them in bicycle magic, although i'm not sure if it's a tektro but is a dual pivot. the guy in there is really nice too. i used it to replace a wienemann.

These guys says they are in stock: http://www.upgradebikes.co.uk/news.php?page=3

This place was helpful when I was looking into a set of newer Tektro calipers: Email them at Tektro -at- Upgradebikes.co.uk

Thanks guys

You are most welcome.

i heard brick lane bikes have them too.

Matt Baddesigner said they have them in Condor for a tenner or so, but I haven't seen them myself...

May give them a call tomorrow

Sano Matt Baddesigner said they have them in Condor for a tenner or so, but I haven't seen them myself...

yep!

defintely in Condor - I was looking for a standard drop dual pivot with nutted bolt fitting, but all they had were the Tektro deep drops. And lots of them too.

oh, and they've also got deep drop dual pivots at Byercycles too: http://www.byercycles.co.uk/02.htm

Speak to Paul at Kiwicycles.com, he'll sell you one for £7 or somethin'... I bought two off him in the summer, one Allen, one bolt...

cheers, guys went condor no long drop tektro (needs to be around 69mm drop) however did get anothe long drop from there which will do the job for the 10 squid that sano suggested (cheers sano), now just to build a wheel set and get some cranks and the mercian will be alive again

God I'm thick turns out that 57 drop will do