Originally Posted by
acorn_user
How about the Velo Orange Grenouille? It looks like a frogleg brake, but has cartridge shoes and only costs $45 for the whole bike. They do a Grand Cru version that comes with adjustable pads.
http://www.velo-orange.com/grcabr.html
do you ride those? If so how much "gentle bending" was needed to get the toe right? Also, those look like older style cartridge pads that were popular on cantis in the mid to late 90s; how easy is it to get a replacement cartridge for those?