I bought these
shimano BR-R550 cantilever brakes for
this bike (
picture including old brakes).
BUT!!!! The new brakes don't seem to have enough space to properly close; the pads hit the tire (rear brakes:
photo front,
photo back) and the link wire is distorted too much (
rear link wire photo). Additionally, the fork doesn't have much space for v-style brakes, and the pads jam into the fork.
So, the answer to my title is probably "yes, you bought the wrong brakes" but (a) which brakes should I have purchased or (b) what can I do to make these fit (c) anything else I should know about/consider?