Originally Posted by
oldskoolwrench
If you swap cantilevers for V-brakes you'll also have to change the brake levers to V-brake compatible ones.
IMHO I would
change the pads out to something like Kool Stop Salmon colored cantilever pads... a lot of times
that will make a huge difference in braking efficiency. The OEM cantilevers on your 615 GT should provide more
than enough stopping power.
Great point. The combo of RB levers and Kool-Stop pads should be fine. No need to spend extra money on Vs and new levers. Make sure your wheels are true and centered. Take all the slack out of the arc cable. Then squeeze the levers hard 20 times to stretch the cable and you should be good to go.
My main commuter has cantis and I just put new pads on them about a month ago. Aztecs from Nashbar. They work great. It's a CX bike and the brakes
do rs a little better to the flat-bar lever than to the hood levers, but either way cantis are fine.