I'm with Patrick on this, if you're going to use a canti front then I don't see
how a v rear helps anything.
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Agree. I had the cheapest mini-v brakes up front (Tektro 926al) and a
Suntour XC Pro canti brake in the rear and worked well. The problem I had
with canti up front was it would squeal, shudder and had almost no stopping
power. I changed pads to Kool stop salmon and that helped, but the problems
Since V brakes are often (not always!) more powerful (meaning, here, brake
harder for given hand pressure) than cantilevers, I'd say that you are
wasting your time thinking of a V for the rear. I can see a V for the
front, leaving aside modulation, if you want a higher stopping
power-to-hand pressu
Generally I have no problems with v-brakes. I like them. When I used them
on my last 2 Riv builds, I felt like they can a bit too abrupt for front
wheels at times. A modulator solved that problem. Since I do not go on
mountain biking or on technical trails, a little mushiness the modulator
