All other things being equal, cantilever brakes have better fender
clearance than Tektro R559s.

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 8:52 AM, iamkeith <[email protected]> wrote:

> Bill made me spit coffee out my nose. Thanks alot.
>
> The Saluki in question appears to be from early in the run, before tektro
> made the rivendell-requested 559 sidepull brake,  so it has cantilever
> brakes.  That, and possibly some different lugs, is a difference.
>
> Normally i like cantis but, in this case, I'm not sure you gain any tire
> or fender clearance over the later frames and/or hilsens, and would suspect
> that bridges or chainstay width or crown height are the determiners.
> Perhaps someone else knows.
>
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