Destroyer of myths, teller of truths, breaker of hearts...

Over the past few years I've seen a number of C&V aficionados especially in the CR group who are overly enthralled with the old cast aluminum CLB cable hangers, particularly the ones with the castellated teeth to fit Stronglight P3 and V4 headsets.

Personal experience BITD: I tried several of these CLB hangers on my first off road bike with MAFAC cantilever brakes. Both broke before I could try them out for real. I also had several break on customer's bikes.

They were poorly designed (wimpy) and the cast aluminum was too weak!

213, 213M, 213ER, 214



The cheapest MAFAC brakes used these stamped hangers. They flex.



The better ones had these stamped hangers, thicker with reinforcing curves in the front . They flexed a lot less and came in plated steel and stainless steel versions.



Both Weinmann and Dia-Comp provided these stamped steel hangers with reinforcements to add rigidity. They also had versions with QRs.



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