Use Tektro Vees if you don't have cable hangars in the way and the studs are in the proper place. For less than $20 per end, they're easy to set up, zero fuss, no squeal, and have a high mechanical advantage for smaller female paws.
The 720 cantis are certainly handsome, I'd run them myself, but harder to set up, and no better from a functional POV. On Nov 6, 9:59 pm, Philcajean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Please pardon my mechanical ignorance ahead of time. This is my first > foray into building up a bike at home. > > I'm building up an old Bianchi Mixte frame found at a used bike shop. > I want to buy new center pull caliper brakes for it and really don't > know what might be a good fit. I suppose I could retro-fit it with V- > style calipers, but that doesn't seem "right" on this bike. This will > be primarily used by my wife as an around town bike, but set-up like a > "mountain bike" or "hybrid" (wide tires, flat handle bar w/grip > shifters - she used to do a lot of trail riding). We are using some > old components and buying some new. We want reasonably priced decent > components w/no delusions about racing (I'm cannibalizing the old > Specialized Ground Control - a relic of a past delusion). > > I primarily ride a Trek 4300 modified with an Xtracycle FreeRadical > kit and a Surly 1x1 rigid fork (long wheelbase and front suspension = > soggy mess). My wife is currently riding a Trek Singletrack 930 we > recently bought used. We now ride around town whenever possible all > year round. We know enough about bikes to know we don't know enough > about bikes. > > Thanks in advance, > Phil > --http://bikewhenyoucan.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
