Originally Posted by
DCB0
Are you sure they are the same? Most centrepulls that came on 10 speeds had a fixed-length cable and brake pads with little adjustment... even the cheapest cantilevers usually have adjustable pad placement and straddle angle or length.
FWIW, I have a set of centrepulls on my commuter bike and they work but not nearly as well as V brakes or a properly set up cantilever. I have never tried a modern long-reach dual pivot brake, but I cannot imagine them not working much much better than centrepulls.
Yeah, the brake's not the same, but the straddle hanger (that hook, the straddle wire goes over) is and that gave me bad memories. There was a lot more to adjust on the cheap old canti's, but it didn't make them easy to get a good stop. At least for me. There was a lot of adjustments to get it just so.
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