It's the straddle cable falling into the knobs fear. Someone used to sell -- in fact, perhaps Rivendell sold -- a little arm that bolted to the crown and projected forward between straddle wire and tire; I had one myself, and may even have installed it on one bike.
But, as Eamon says, cantis and knobs came together on just about every mountain bike before the invention of the V brake, and this was simply taken for granted. On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:24 AM, 'Eamon Nordquist' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Not safe to ride cantilever brakes and knobbies without fenders? You mean > like pretty much EVERY mountain bike did prior to the invention of v-brakes? > > Eamon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, EUA ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
