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In article <yZ7tc.11218$CM5.50817@zonnet-reader-1>,
gerrit van wijk <
[email protected]> wrote:
>Do the newer type canti-brakes (tektro oryx/avid shorty/shimano br-r550)
>have an advantage over the older low profile type canti-brakes?
_ The newer ones have two advantages.
1. They aren't as wide to avoid problems clearance
problems with panniers and clipping your heels.
2. Easier ( IMHO ) to adjust with threaded ball and socket
v-brake type pads.
_ The older ones like these
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/cantilevers/index.html
are wider which has some advantages as outlined in this
article.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html
_ Personally, with an unlimited budget I'd get these
http://www.paulcomp.com/frmbk.html
Old school geometry with the ease of V-brake pad
style adjustment, relatively expensive though.
_ Booker C. Bense
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