On Wed, 2010-02-10 at 15:02 -0600, Bill Connell wrote: > I think cantilever brakes have gotten a bad rap
I agree > ; they are really not > that hard to set up, just more complicated compared to calipers (which > have virtually no setup to do). Newer cantis like the Tektro 720s are > a lot easier than something like the old Shimano LX, which had a lot > more pieces to wriggle around. Squeal is mostly a function of pad and > rim types I don't agree. You can get a real howl out of a canti brake simply by inadvertently tipping the pad a degree or two from the vertical, and with the old style canti's where everything comes loose and they move in all directions when you undo the bolt, it's really quite easy to do. In other words, angle matters at least as much as pad and rim type. > - i've had quiet cantis and howling calipers, and > vice-versa. Cantis make things like fendering and tire clearance > issues much easier to deal with. Yes, but so too do centerpulls. > The only real drawback for me is that > on some bikes the exposed cable and straddle wire can sometimes > interfere with a large saddlebag. I'm a fan. Short people and short frames can have heel clearance issues, too. Then too, on some bikes there are fork shudder issues, and for some folks they don't produce enough braking force (see Piaw Naw's postings on the iBOB list about this issue). Personally, I like them, but I like centerpulls more. -- 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-bu...@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.
