Originally Posted by
SelloCiompi
Hello,
I am currently upgrading an early 90s touring bike and I was wondering if there are any risks to having different types of brakes on the front and the rear.
Specifically, the bike came with cantilever brakes, but I am going to change the fork to go from threaded to threadless. A new fork might not have cantilever brakes necessarily. If for instance I put rim brakes in the front and cantis in the back, will the braking feel/performance/safety be affected by that difference?
My gut feeling says no since the pads will be generally the same and brake feel can be modulated to equalize them across the bike, but maybe you guys have past experience with this?
The bolded stands out to me... rim brakes... canti's are rim brakes. Most every kind of brake you can think of is a rim brake except for disc brakes. So, what exactly are you wanting to do? Second thing... I don't know, but I wouldn't think it will be the easiest thing to put a threadless fork in your 90's frame. The headtube diameters may not be compatible with the bearing races used for the threadless systems. But I don't know. Why do you want to do this? "A new fork might not have cantilever brakes necessarily" why do you say that? A new fork can have braze on bosses to which you can attach V-brakes (my recommendation) or canti's. The only other likely option would be disc brake mounts. A disc front and canti or v-brake rear is possible.