Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Thanks for that clarification. I thought I had read somewhere above that centerpull was another name for standard cantilever. Definitely not the same thing, and I have not seen the former in a long, long time.
Imho, a cantilever brake is a centerpul design without the cross bridge. The cantilever pivots mount directly to the fork or frame but the brake is still activated via a cable pulling on t he center of the straddle cable.
A LOT of CASUAL bicyclists do NOT know the proper terminology for a lot of bicycle components or parts.
Cheers