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Old 11-03-13 | 07:40 PM
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Niloc
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From: Seattle

Bikes: 80s Rodriguez handmade lugged steel road, 1996 Bianchi Reparto Corse cyclocross, 1982 Cyclepro mountain bike, Xtracycle

Hey Barrett, sweet ride, akin to my lugged steel 1996 Bianchi Reparto Corse. My problem fork looks similar to yours, lugged crown and fairly lightweight and slender. I could not get decent braking with cantilevers and I tried every which way of adjusting them. I had horrible fork juddering on hard braking, especially on pavement. Now that I think of it, I wonder if all that juddering could have contributed to the cracking in my fork crown? And now that I've resolved the juddering problem I don't have to worry as much about it? Fork judder is an inherent problem with Cantis, due to the bow and arrow effect of the brake cable between the cable hanger and the yoke. I'm thinking it's worse with slender steel forks like ours cuz they're more flexy. Anyways I finally solved the problem by going to a mini-v brake. That stopped the juddering completely and improved stopping power dramatically. I eventually got a Paul Mini-moto which is a pretty sweet little brake, though pricey. I realize it's not "classic" or traditional, but if you want to keep using that original fork you might consider it, worked wonders for me.
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