I actually wouldn't be surprised if a plus-tired Riv used canti brakes. V-brakes have an absolute tire clearance limit based on their arm length, and I think most v-brakes, especially the Shimano ones that Rivendell uses, wouldn't be able to clear a 3-inch tire. You may be able to do it with something like the long-arm v-brakes that are spec'ed on the rim brake Yuba Mundo cargo bikes, but you'd be pretty limited in your component choice. Cantilever brakes have a bit more flexibility since you can adjust straddle length, especially if you can find those extra-wide straddle hangers that are intended to increase tire clearance. Then, as others have pointed out, your only problem would be finding rims with brake tracks wide enough to properly fit a 3" tire.
Back when Riv tested out the Surly Pugsley, they used cantilever brakes (and drop bars!) on their build, since the first-gen Pugsley frames and Large Marge rims were rim brake compatible. As to Bill's speculation about spec'ing a 9/8" threadless steerer a la the tandem, if that's the case, I'm going to be sorely tempted by this beast. On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:39:21 AM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Eh, Riv was canti over v-brakes back in the day, too..now it's v-brakes > over discs. I'm holding out hope for cable discs over hydros ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
