I think that there are so many variables with cantilever brakes--arm length/type/material, pad type, straddle cable length, distance between housing stop and straddle hanger, type of straddle hanger, fork/frame stiffness, stiffness of housing stop (this one, i think, is often overlooked), brake lever type, etc--that to say that all canti's or even all setups of a particular model of canti's will behave uniformly better or worse than v-brakes is difficult. Thus the love/hate variation that we seem to be getting here.
What is easier to say, however, is that V-brakes, by locating the housing stop on the brake arms and not the frame, as well as the relative consistency of v-brake design and dimensions even across different brands (mini-v's aside), make them much more consistent their ability to produce a good amount of braking force. That being said, I've certainly been able to set up cantilevers so they have the same "surprising" amount of power that v-brakes on a stiff frame/fork can produce. On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:13:04 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the > canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the post. I > tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the posts > have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to remove > this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works for this > sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb search, so > I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange defective > brake set? > > Brian > Seattle, WA > On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:13:04 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the > canti posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the post. I > tried a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the posts > have clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to remove > this? Should I just sand it or is there a good solvent that works for this > sort of thing? I am not seeing this issue on my brief interweb search, so > I'm guessing most folks just sand the posts, or I have a strange defective > brake set? > > Brian > Seattle, WA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/R0BTtiDIxRoJ. 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.
