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I think it would work, I have those brakes and those guards on different bikes, the guards were squeezed a bit too make them 650b from 26" but they're about 52mm on the outer edges. The brakes appear to have about 65mm clearance at the level of the guard, plenty of room for the 45mm chromo-plastics I have on that one. I'd have taken a photo but couldn't get anything useful in my dark shed.
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It would probably depend on the details of your setup, my guess would be no. I ordered 50mm GBs, they should arrive tomorrow or day after. I have one of the tektro calipers so can check.
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Similar question, am buying an Allday to build up as a 'do everything but big hills' bike and want to fit 32s and guards. I am thinking of swapping out the PDW 45s currently on my geared bike (they might be 37s, haven't measured but they have 32s sitting under them) with the raceblades on my commuter and am trying to figure out what brakes would work best with this setup - would mini Vs like the Tektro RX1 be better, or the R559s?
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Looking to get a set of Gilles Berthoud guards for my winter rim brake bike, does anyone know if the 50mm width would fit under my Tektro R559 callipers? They have a lot of clearance, but without the guards at hand it's hard to picture. The 40mm guards clear a 32mm which is probably enough, but the bike can fit larger so it would be nice to have options. Cheers!