Most of the bolts on bikes are M5. A few are M6, such as stem bolts on
classic stems, and the bolt that goes through the fork crown to attach
a fender. I don't think M4s are typically used.
I find useful lengths to be 10, 12, 15, 20 and 25mm. Make sure you get
stainless.
Gernot
On Jan 21, 6:39
Minh wrote:
on a related note, does anyone have a reasonable source to pick up the
allen bolts that are generally useful for bikes?
To which I reply:
Check out http://www.biketoolsetc.com
They have stainless metric socket head bolts for a really nice price. These
are the ones you'll use
Hmm, so use a longer hanger so that it raises it up and the arm goes
below the hanger? i thought with canti's you want to get the hanger
as low as possible? Hrumph, alright, at least now i know it's just
me. i'm using a hanger with the straddle cable integrated but i think
i have a hanger yoke
In my defense, it's actually not the hanger but the straddle cable/
wire. mine's integrated, so it's fixed length, and the brakes are low
profile so it naturally wants to sit pretty low. i'll see what i can
do, but raising the straddle cable, seems like that would make the
brakes mushy
For a Cantilever Hillborne you should not be running a Mark's Rack.
You should be running a Nitto Mini Front. Even Mark, who invented the
Mark's Rack, uses a Nitto Mini Front for his bikes with Cantilevers.
Stop installing, return it, and get the right rack. Or save the
Mark's Rack for a bike
I had to go back and check, and while i do see that note on the Nitto
Mini page, the description for the Mark's Rack doesn't exclude if for
a canti-bike. And looking at the pictures, i'd still have the same
problem. I'm running low-profile brakes and the integrated straddle
cable is much lower
Minh,
I've played with straddle cable lengths and hanger heights a bit, and
if you stay really close to where you are but just ensure the hanger
doesn't interfere with the rack, you shouldn't notice any big
difference.
I ordered straddle cables from JensonUSA and/or from Speedgoat a while
back
Which canti brakes do you have? Low profile or high profile?
integrated straddle hangers suck for this reason alone. integrated
hangers were made for ease of assembly not for flexibility in setup.
Get a non integrated straddle hanger or if you have low profile brakes
go with high profile brakes
I have two of each, and the Mini is definitely the stronger and
stiffer one, but I think that's obvious just looking at them. How
ever high you need to raise your straddle to clear the Nitto Mini,
you'll have to go 1 or 2cm higher to clear the Mark's.
On Jan 20, 2:02 pm, Minh
The Nitto M12 is also a suitable option for a canti brake bike ( of
course you have to get the special brake bolts too.)
~mike
On Jan 20, 2:35 pm, williwoods willh...@yahoo.com wrote:
Which canti brakes do you have? Low profile or high profile?
integrated straddle hangers suck for this reason
Hi all, yep, thanks for the tips, all i had to do was replace the
integrated straddle wire with a separate yoke (not sure why i had it,
i think it's been in the parts box for like 10+ years, i wasn't sure
what it was for a long time!), it got the straddle cable a lot higher,
which also made the
I get them at Osh Hardware in Palo Alto...
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