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Dan Daniel
Guest
A curiosity question.....
I just bought a ten year old Trek 950. In overhauling it, I was trying to make sense of the way that
the rear cantilever brake cable and cable housing were attached.
There was a metal block, L-shaped, maybe 1 inch on each long side, 1/2 inch thick in other
dimensions. It has a large bolt through it that mounts it on what would be the brake bridge for a
road bike The cable housing goes into one leg of the 'L' and the cable itself goes to one side of
the brake. The other side of the brake is attached to the other leg of the 'L' block by a cable
which is removable.
The whole unit has a spring on the back side.
Well, ok, I can't describe it well, but I am wondering if that is enough for somebody to remember
these things (early '90s?) and tell
me..... What the h*** was Trek thinking? Did these things ever work? What is the trick to adjusting
them for even braking? Was the $2 saved by not brazing on a cable stop worth bad braking and
extra set-up and adjustment time?
I couldn't get it to work at all. When I went to a bike shop to ask if I could remove it and put in
a hanger instead, they told me to toss
mf. So with a hanger it's like a normal canti.... Anyway, just curious. Any info on the web about
these things?
I just bought a ten year old Trek 950. In overhauling it, I was trying to make sense of the way that
the rear cantilever brake cable and cable housing were attached.
There was a metal block, L-shaped, maybe 1 inch on each long side, 1/2 inch thick in other
dimensions. It has a large bolt through it that mounts it on what would be the brake bridge for a
road bike The cable housing goes into one leg of the 'L' and the cable itself goes to one side of
the brake. The other side of the brake is attached to the other leg of the 'L' block by a cable
which is removable.
The whole unit has a spring on the back side.
Well, ok, I can't describe it well, but I am wondering if that is enough for somebody to remember
these things (early '90s?) and tell
me..... What the h*** was Trek thinking? Did these things ever work? What is the trick to adjusting
them for even braking? Was the $2 saved by not brazing on a cable stop worth bad braking and
extra set-up and adjustment time?
I couldn't get it to work at all. When I went to a bike shop to ask if I could remove it and put in
a hanger instead, they told me to toss
mf. So with a hanger it's like a normal canti.... Anyway, just curious. Any info on the web about
these things?