"Mark McMaster" <
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> A Muzi wrote:
> > "Joe Nordic" <
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> >>I just replaced my rear brake cable and pads. I have Shimano Acera cantis on a Bianchi San Remo.
> >>I seem to have a heck of a time adjusting them. And I was wondering if some cantis are easier to
> >>adjust than others?
> >
> >
> > Mechanics like that type of brake because it affords us more adjustments
(
> > shoe height, shoe distance from arm, angle of shoe to rim in both
planes,
> > etc). Some riders complain that there are too many factors to watch
while
> > adjusting the brake shoes. That's a difference of perspective. You might stop at your dealer and
> > watch the mechanic adjust your brake
shoes
> > while you watch and ask questions. It is not black art and easily
learned.
> > And remember to oil the threads of the shoe holders which makes
everything
> > easier.
>
> I disagree. The "modern" threaded post cantilever shoe (which debuted with Shimano V-brakes) has
> just as much adjustability as the older smooth post shoes. The threaded posts model can be
> adjusted in or out by swapping spacers on the post, can be adjusted up or down on the mounting
> slots, can be rotated in two axes on the ball and socket washers, and rotated along the axes of
> the post. The difference is the threaded pads can be easier to set - just actuate the brake arm to
> hold the pad flush to the rim, and tighten the nut.
I think Joe was talking about the in/out adjustability of post-style pads, which have a greater
range than the bolt-on bads. This isn't much of an issue, but I've seen cases where it would help
like the recent case of a Bike Friday with Vee brakes. Brake posts are very wide on the rear of this
bike and with the washers setup so the pads were in as far as possible, they still weren't nearly
far enough. I don't have a bolt-on pad handy so I can't measure, but I'm looking at a post-style and
my impression is that it'd go in quite a bit further. Of course, this setup isn't ideal (brings more
flex into the system) ....
> There is an additional feature than makes many threaded pads easier to adjust - most come with
> replaceable pads. When the old pad is worn down, there is no reason to go through the shoe
> adjusting procedure with new shoes - just slip out the old pad and slip in a new pad.
Slip-in pads makes the easy adjustability of bolt-style pads kinda redundant, I think. These
would've helped immensly in the days of centerpull cantilevers.
> I'm not sorry to see the old smooth post cantilever go.
Me three!
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