Is there any reason to use either linear pull brakes or cantilever brakes for cyclocross riding? It seems most stock cyclocross bikes are spec'ed with cantilever brakes but then at least when I did more mountain biking, before all the disk business, mountain bikes had linear pull brakes.
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I think one reason for canti (centerpull) isthat they can be pulled properly with normal road brake levers. They say that road brake levers don't pull enough cable to use vbrakes without an adapte rlike the travel agent.
hwttdz said:
Is there any reason to use either linear pull brakes or cantilever brakes for cyclocross riding? It seems most stock cyclocross bikes are spec'ed with cantilever brakes but then at least when I did more mountain biking, before all the disk business, mountain bikes had linear pull brakes.
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hwttdz said:
Is there any reason to use either linear pull brakes or cantilever brakes for cyclocross riding? It seems most stock cyclocross bikes are spec'ed with cantilever brakes but then at least when I did more mountain biking, before all the disk business, mountain bikes had linear pull brakes.
Most cyclocross use road levers. Only one road lever Diacomp 287V pulls sufficient cable for linear pull brakes. All other road levers pull sufficient cable for any properly setup cantilever brakes.
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Old shimano canti breaks are the most desireable breaks for a cross bike. The avid cantis arn't very good and v-breaks arn't compatable with road levers. I have some old LX breaks on mine.
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On another topic, how does does one objectively compare brakes? I put a pair of $20 nashbar canti brakes on my cyclo bike and they seem to be just fine.
bike4miles2 said:
Old shimano canti breaks are the most desireable breaks for a cross bike. The avid cantis arn't very good and v-breaks arn't compatable with road levers. I have some old LX breaks on mine.
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jasong said:
On another topic, how does does one objectively compare brakes? I put a pair of $20 nashbar canti brakes on my cyclo bike and they seem to be just fine.
"good" breaks are easy to adjust, Don't have slop (preventing squeal which is why I don't like avids, they squeal like crazy), and have good durability (little to no platic namely), allong with good rigidity (which results in more power). If your breaks have these qualitys then you are set. They don't have to be expensive. Actually, I think my LXs are currently the same modle as shimano altus.😄
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