I've used a v-brake lever (such as the love lever) with a regular cantilever on my around town bike, which is a fixed gear, so the demands on the brake aren't as great. That being said, it never failed me when I needed it, although it did require quite a firm grip to get maximum braking power. I probably wouldn't recommend this set- up if the bike is to be ridden in terrain with extended downhills or for loaded touring.
On Jan 6, 5:57 pm, revnine <revn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the information! > > I'm going to use upright bars on this bike. I've got some Paul Love > levers lying around from another project and although I know that > they're "long pull" levers, I may give them a go on the Atlantis. I > thought about ordering some of the Paul canti specific levers, but > these are already paid for! > > Any thoughts and thanks again! > > Tony > > On Jan 6, 5:32 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The main thing is to get levers that are specifically marked as being > > appropriate for road calipers, cantilevers, or short pull. > > > On Jan 6, 3:59 pm, revnine <revn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm in the process of building my Atlantis and had a (hopefully) quick > > > question about brakes. I'm confused about the terminology used to > > > describe different brakes--specifically "linear" brakes-- as well as > > > brake levers. I understand that the term "linear" brakes usually > > > refers to a V-Brake, but I'm not sure how the terminology describes > > > how the brake works and I' get even more confused when trying to apply > > > the term to brake levers. > > > > As a corollary to the above question I do know that I'll be using Paul > > > Touring Canti's on the Atlantis--any suggestions on an appropriate > > > match for a brake lever? What are the implications with a brake lever > > > mis-match with this particular brake? > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Tony --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
