Originally Posted by
coldfeet
If you replace the cantis with V-brakes, you will need to change the levers as well.
Am interested to see what it ends up looking like.
I had an '89 Hardrock that made an awesome commuter bike. Fenders, racks, fat tires, rigid fork =
. I'm looking foward to seeing what you do with it. I bet you can rescue those cantis if you want to.
I have a set of Single Digit 5 brakes and levers coming. Found, IMHO, a good deal on that popular auction site. I was looking for 7's for the speed dial feature, but this set has it. I guess it used to be on the 5 tier, but now Avid only puts it on 7 and above.
My current bike had cantis when I first got it. When I put on a suspension fork, I had to change the brakes. The difference between the cantis and the V-brakes was HUGE! I'm planning to ride this bike in the winter (snows here), so I'm hoping the V-brakes will stop better in the nasty stuff.
Edit: It just occurred to me that the brakes I bought are silver. I wonder if I can make them black.