canti, new or old

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In article <yZ7tc.11218$CM5.50817@zonnet-reader-1>,

gerrit van wijk said:

Do the newer type canti-brakes (tektro oryx/avid shorty/shimano br-r550)
have an advantage over the older low profile type canti-brakes?

_ The newer ones have two advantages.

1. They aren't as wide to avoid problems clearance
problems with panniers and clipping your heels.

2. Easier ( IMHO ) to adjust with threaded ball and socket
v-brake type pads.

_ The older ones like these

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/cantilevers/index.html

are wider which has some advantages as outlined in this
article.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html

_ Personally, with an unlimited budget I'd get these

http://www.paulcomp.com/frmbk.html

Old school geometry with the ease of V-brake pad
style adjustment, relatively expensive though.

_ Booker C. Bense

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