There are cantilevers, then there are cantilevers, ye olde high profile Mafac/Paul Neo retro need strong hands, low profile like Avid Shorty 6 or Paul Touring setup with the shortest practical straddle cable will equal or exceed V brakes.
Cyclocross magazine did the test, hanging a fixed weight from a straddle cable and measuring the clamping force of the brakes using a scale, simple repeatable. The varied the straddle cable length, shorter = more ummphh on low profile brakes, high profile brakes power varied little with different straddle cable lengths. Bravo to the magazine for doing quantifiable testing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Uj3Pvl0GQ9AJ. 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.