ultegra 6600 brake caliper

greenbarnett
greenbarnett Posts: 11
edited February 2012 in Workshop
I have been upgrading my Trek 1.5 to Ultegra but when fitting the brake calipers i can't seem to get them to fit properly as the pads do not line up with the rims. i know that the drop is 39-49 mm but it seems to short and there is no option of a longer drop. Am i doing something wrong or are ultegra calipers not compatible with my bike?

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  • billysan
    billysan Posts: 575
    The pics of your bike on the Trek website do look like there is a lot of clearance, therefore I suspect that your standard callipers are indeed long drop. The specs dont confirm this however.

    You cant get a long drop Ultegra, but you can get a Shimano non-series BR-R600. These are Ultegra grade, and look very similar to 6600. Should suit your needs.
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  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    It sounds like you need long drop and Ultegra do not do a long drop, however you can get a long drop equivalent of Ultegra (its called something catchy like a R15342 - have a look a few posts down on here and someone talks about it).

    I am in the process of ordering a long drop rear for the winter bike and CRC have the Shimano one at something like £18 for the rear or Tektro (just as good as Shimano for this sort of thing) at a reduced price of £25 for the pair. Both available in black so 2mph more top end.

    HTH

    Y
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    BR650.
  • greenbarnett
    greenbarnett Posts: 11
    thanks for the advice. confirmed what i thought. cheers

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