Thread: brake posts too short for new Shimano V brakes
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Old 08-20-14, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by nfmisso
I have a Corsaro Mountaineer frame with the same opportunity My solution was to drill another hole in the body of a cantilever brake arm so that I could rotate the spring 180°. On the Mountaineer, there is not enough meat next the post to drill a hole 180° from the original. I used Amazon.com : Tektro Alloy Brake Cable Triangle w/Cable Black : Bike Brake Cables And Housing : Sports & Outdoors to make the arm alignment more reliable with the lack of spring adjustment.
the exage canties i have do not have any adjustments for the springs. i drilled the holes in the canti lever ok, but i think i will look for a better set. thanks for the tip on the triangle.
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