Originally Posted by Tinov Bienz

Hello,

2) I suspect that the levers are the original cantilever ones. I have read that canti levers pull a different length of cable to vbrake levers. Does anyone know what length of cable these two types of levers pull? I ask this because I suspect that I have the original canti levers, because, in wet conditions the levers tend to bottom out against the handlebars (if they haven't been adjusted for a week or so) or, if they have been recently adjusted they grab too suddenly.

I'll switch back to cantilever brakes if I have the correct levers - should be much easier to adjust and hopefully need adjustment less often.

Tinov