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anotherdavid
06-27-07, 11:42 PM
Hi all

First time poster, but been an eager reader for a while and have learnt a lot from this friendly place.

I had a search for the answer, so forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere.

I have a LHT with 26" wheels and Cantilever Brakes.

The little metal connecting bit on the top of the fenders that I have (SKS) does not reach the little hole on the bridge(?) without pushing up against the brake cable.....

Should I try and get a different cable so the top of the "V" sits higher or should I try and "extend" the little metal bit somehow? Would having the cable sitting higher reduce braking efficiency?

(Does all that make sense?)

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

David

Hartmann
06-28-07, 08:12 AM
Hi all

First time poster, but been an eager reader for a while and have learnt a lot from this friendly place.

I had a search for the answer, so forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere.

I have a LHT with 26" wheels and Cantilever Brakes.

The little metal connecting bit on the top of the fenders that I have (SKS) does not reach the little hole on the bridge(?) without pushing up against the brake cable.....

Should I try and get a different cable so the top of the "V" sits higher or should I try and "extend" the little metal bit somehow? Would having the cable sitting higher reduce braking efficiency?

(Does all that make sense?)

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

David

Always a problem with modern low profile cantilevers and wider fenders ,Two things that may help, first try mounting the fender tab on the front side of the fork you usually gain a couple millmeters of verticle adjustment though with some loss of tire coverage at the rear of the wheel. The other idea and what I did on my bike was to carefully heat the plastic fender with a heat gun in the cable contact area and squeeze the fender in just a little to give cable clearance. problem with using a longer straddle cable is the lower profile cantilevers is the lever has to travel farther to move the brakes to the rim. If the brakes get hot on a down hill and you run out of lever travel you could be in a world of hurt