Originally Posted by pgoat
I installed the wheels and attached the brake cable on her front cantilever brake.
I attempted to attach the rear cable - but it wouldn't reach!
It's almost as if the cable was suddenly too short!
Are you talking about the straddle cable (short, separate cable that's not part of the main cable) which could not be reached over to the brake arm? When you said it wouldn't reach, by how much are we talking about? Just curious.....I've been following this thread.