Originally Posted by Shimagnolo

+1
I was considering commenting on that.
I've never seen such a long straddle cable on a canti.


Also, that is a tall frame, with a long head tube, and a cable stop mounted up by the stem. That is a recipe for a front brake that shudders and grabs on steep descents. In my experience, it made my front brake unusable in descents of more than 9%.

Lennard Zinn explains it here: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/...o-cross_101807

The solution is a cable stop mounted at the fork crown. Tektro and Specialized make them.