Canti vs V brake pins
05-31-06, 09:01 AM
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Canti vs V brake pins
Recently someone told me that there was a difference between forks that have pins for v-brakes and forks that have pins for cantilever brakes. He said that you can put v-brakes on canti pins, but canti's wont work on v-brake mounts. Is this true? Is this the same for rear brake pins as well?
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Rob
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Rob
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Originally Posted by bobbotron
Recently someone told me that there was a difference between forks that have pins for v-brakes and forks that have pins for cantilever brakes. He said that you can put v-brakes on canti pins, but canti's wont work on v-brake mounts. Is this true? Is this the same for rear brake pins as well?
Sheldon "To V Or Not To V?" Brown
05-31-06, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbotron
Recently someone told me that there was a difference between forks that have pins for v-brakes and forks that have pins for cantilever brakes. He said that you can put v-brakes on canti pins, but canti's wont work on v-brake mounts. Is this true? Is this the same for rear brake pins as well?
Typically this is mounted on the headset, but if you have a suspension fork it has to be mounted on the bridge that connects the two sliders, so that the housing stop moves along with the cantilevers mounted on the sliders.
Sheldon "To V Or Not To V?" Brown
05-31-06, 09:51 AM
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Thanks a lot for the information!
That makes sense. It's funny, I was given that advice when looking for a rigid mountain bike fork, go figure.
That makes sense. It's funny, I was given that advice when looking for a rigid mountain bike fork, go figure.
Originally Posted by Sheldon Brown
This is only an issue on suspension forks. The pivots are the same, but traditional cantilevers require a cable housing stop.
Typically this is mounted on the headset, but if you have a suspension fork it has to be mounted on the bridge that connects the two sliders, so that the housing stop moves along with the cantilevers mounted on the sliders.
Sheldon "To V Or Not To V?" Brown
Typically this is mounted on the headset, but if you have a suspension fork it has to be mounted on the bridge that connects the two sliders, so that the housing stop moves along with the cantilevers mounted on the sliders.
Sheldon "To V Or Not To V?" Brown
