I had the same problem but found it to be the canti mount/post had gotten a little mashed at the end. Perhaps I overtightened...I don't know for sure, but I used the dremel on the edge of the canti mount and the problem was solved. Check to see if it floats as freely as the other side without attaching the cable.
-----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MichaelH Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 5:22 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Cantilever Brake Adjustment Question Good luck. I had the same pblm w ultegra levers and cantis and was never able to resolve it. The pblm went away when I replaced the levers with cane creek and silver be shifters. Voilà, no more problem. Soon after I replaced the br550 calipers w paul's neo retros and have been very happy with the shifting and ecstatic with the brakeing. Michael On Oct 5, 10:37 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Until recently I had never had a bike with cantilever brakes so I am > coming to the subject with almost total ignorance. I mounted a set of > IRD Cafam brakes that I got from RBW on a new Surly. The levers are > Shimano Tiagra. My problem is with the front brake. When the > straddle cable is adjusted so that the brakes come in contact with the > rim before the levers bottom out (about 3/4, feels OK), the left brake > arm (left as I'm facing the brake) does not retract away from the rim > when I release the lever. With no pressure on the lever, the brake > stays in contact with the rim. The right arm pops away from the rim > like it should. I can correct this by adjusting the straddle cable > but then the levers bottom out and I don't feel I've got enough > pressure on the rim to stop when I'm riding fast. Suggestions? I've > thought of changing the spring tension on the left side (now the > spring is in the middle hole) but I wanted to get advice before I went > that route. My sense is that the left brake is not pivoting on the > post as it should. What about giving the inside of the cantilever > hole some polishing with a dremel? Thanks. > George Strickler > New Orleans --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
