Originally Posted by fixedpip
Need a 'travel agent'. Most shops should have them. Will allow you to use Canti levers with V-brakes.
Look like this:
i've ridden a bike (a cross bike...so a bit different) that had v-brakes + travel agent and STI levers, and there wasn't a whole ton of power to them, not enough to lock the front wheel, for sure. I wasn't overly impressed. plus I'm getting levers and brakes together for a good price.
as for spacing over the freehub, I might do that. However, another objective I wanted to achieve was a possibly lower Q-factor...since I'm used to a road bike.