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Originally Posted by peripatetic
I can post a pic, but not till I can get back to the bike (stored at a friend's place). But just so I'm clear, are normal BMX brakes supposed to work with normal cantis?
There are different kinds of BMX brakes. I've seen linear pull brakes ( v-brakes) as well as sidepull brakes (more like oversized road calipers) on BMX bikes. I'm certainly no expert on BMX brakes, but I suspect you were using brake levers designed for linear pull brakes, which aren't compatible with traditional canti's. I assume since you're using BMX levers, you're using some type of upright handlebar (in other words, not drop bars). In this case, brake levers from an older mountain bike equipped with cantilever brakes would be your best bet-
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