Another benefit of the Altus cantis is that they will work with older forks that have narrower post spacing. The Bridgestone RB-T, for example.
On Monday, April 15, 2019 at 3:21:58 PM UTC-4, Garth wrote: > > > I too find that price in no guarantees anything more than the expenditure > itself. For me the best canti per given frame is the one that works. Oh I > know how that sounds, but from the all the bikes I have/had with canti > brakes, no 2 are ever alike. For one there is no standard spacing > vertically or horizontally due to limitless frame designs and constructor > sensibilities. It's part of the canti "mystique" I suppose. > For every "this *whatever* is best" ... I ask for just whom would that be > best for, and it seems best for none other than the claim itself, which is > nobody ! > > What's the canti best brake ?..... > *Whaddaya got, let's try it ! * > > > Shimano BR-MC70's, M73x series , Suntour XC Pro and Tektro CR710 all have > worked well for me. The CR720 ...not so far... maybe on some other bike > they'll work. Kool Stop Salmon or black pads both work fine. I only use the > basic straddle carriers, the rest are good for taking up storage space it > seems. I prefer posted pads too , especially in the front to clear the > fork. KS pads can easily be shortened with a pair of snips and a file. The > pads internal frame only goes back to the last notch in the rubber, > allowing the easy mod. Pads used to be centered in the 80's so clearance > was never an issue. I find not one thing beneficial about offset or even > longer pads than road sized. > > Thanks for the heads up about the Altus canti James, I may get a set. > It's funny how "low end" parts can be overlooked, when they're often quite > fine. > > > -- 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.
