Originally Posted by
MichaelW
My canti setep drives me to distraction. Nothing plays well together and I cant buy the bits that I need to make it work. Cantis are going out of fashion and sooner or later, will drop out of the market altogether.
Cantis for me are mostly a road lever thing. Just slap the brakes on, and wire them so the straddle cable is about 90 degrees when the rubber hits the rim. There are some issues of geometry, but if you buy a bike from a reputable maker, they will have sorted these out for you. If you are rigging your own, at least find a picture of the factory set-up, and copy the geometry (mostly the brake form).