cantilever brake stops

this may be a stupid question, but am i right to say that in order for cantilever brakes to be
fitted there needs to be a stop for the outer cable to push against?

do mini-v-brakes work with drop levers?

many thanks

panda

 

"panda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> this may be a stupid question, but am i right to say that in order for cantilever brakes to be
> fitted there needs to be a stop for the outer cable to push against?
>

Yes. Absolutely.

> do mini-v-brakes work with drop levers?
>

I think yes, but better wait for someone who has tried it to respond.

> many thanks
>
> panda

Whitfit

 

panda at [email protected] wrote on 4/22/03 2:34 AM:
> this may be a stupid question, but am i right to say that in order for cantilever brakes to be
> fitted there needs to be a stop for the outer cable to push against?

Yessir.

>
> do mini-v-brakes work with drop levers?

Which drop levers? Basically, you'll have to pull more cable than the levers do - Travel Agents and
their ilk are popular.

Here's a good basics article from Sheldon: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tandem-brakes.html#levers

If the problem is that you lack the cable stops, that is an easily and cheaply addressed
issue. There are all kinds of front and rear stops that attach - should be easily available
through your LBS.

 

"panda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> this may be a stupid question, but am i right to say that in order for cantilever brakes to be
> fitted there needs to be a stop for the outer
cable
> to push against?
>
> do mini-v-brakes work with drop levers?

Yes, that's correct, you need a casing stop.

There are a few stops available which bolt to a shock fork bridge ( but not all forks can use these
and not all stops fit every fork with a hole in it).

Yes, Mini-V are designed expressly for road levers. They do share some linear brake foibles like
very close clearances at setup.
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