Originally Posted by
hokiefyd
I have a pair of Shimano ST-EF51 shifter/brake levers that I like, and that I have on the bike now, and they're absolutely not compatible with cantilevers, and they were okay, but not great, with the Tektro Mini-V.
There is a version of the EF51 shifters that are compatible with cantilevers. This video compares the 2 versions.
The EF500 shifters, which are similar, also has a canti and v-brake version.