Cyclocross - Making cantilvers adjustable?

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meanwhile
07-10-09, 05:32 PM
I'm converting a flat bar bike with cantis to drops. I just realized that drop bar levers often? always? lack barrel adjusters for the cable. Are there levers that provide some form of adjustment? Or can I put an adjuster in the cable path, as I've seen done with gears?

Cynikal
07-10-09, 05:47 PM
I would use the inline adjusters or a cable stop with a built in adjuster.
funurdiesel
07-10-09, 06:08 PM
You can use inline barrel adjusters. Something like this
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_175228_-1_200285_200276_200361

crushkilldstroy
07-11-09, 12:18 AM
I worried about this when I bought my first bike with drop bars and cantilevers. I've found over time that I don't really miss the barrel adjusters that much.
meanwhile
07-11-09, 02:44 PM
Well, that's encouraging - thanks!
noglider
07-12-09, 01:32 AM
Yeah, you could bring a 10mm wrench with you or whatever it is you need to adjust the brake tightness. I don't have barrel adjusters on my canti-equipped Cross Check. And on my other bikes that have barrel adjusters, I rarely, rarely use them.