Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
I use the Problem Solvers Wide Cable Carriers
http://problemsolversbike.com/produc..._cable_carrier on my canti-equipped bikes. They make adjusting and centering the brakes very easy and straightforward. You can push the straddle cable back and forth to center the brakes and it doesn't move. I second xenologer's suggestion to run the straddle cable much lower.
I needed the wide PS carrier on one of my bikes that had tight clearance for the straddle wire .
one problem I had with it tho is the way it clamps the cable by screwing a bolt directly against it -no clamping plate/washer.
the bolt would cut strands of the cable as it was tightened , trying to go looser to avoid cutting let the cable slip under hard braking .
I solved the issue by fashioning a tiny steel spacer that I dropped into the bolt hole ; it protected the cable from the sharp threads of the bolt and I was able to fully tighten without cable fraying.