V brake Lever compatible with Canti brake or not?
08-01-17, 07:20 AM
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V brake Lever compatible with Canti brake or not?
I want to use a V brake lever on the Cantilever brake, is there a campatibility issue? is the travel of V lever enough for Canti brake?
08-01-17, 07:51 AM
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V brake levers exert much greater cable pull.
They won't have the leverage for Canti.
I think the ratio is something like 1.6:1??
The brake/shifters in the pic show the V brake position.
The cable holder goes on the other side of the Red "plug" for Canti/Roller brakes.
(a little screw on the opposite side keeps the plug in position)
They won't have the leverage for Canti.
I think the ratio is something like 1.6:1??
The brake/shifters in the pic show the V brake position.
The cable holder goes on the other side of the Red "plug" for Canti/Roller brakes.
(a little screw on the opposite side keeps the plug in position)
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08-01-17, 08:15 AM
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This is a borderline dangerous combination. The levers will feel super stiff and positive in the work stand, while riding brakes will be very hard to use due to lack of leverage.
08-01-17, 09:33 AM
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Mechanically, you could fake it, 'wasting' a bunch of lever travel, in pad to rim clearance,
before the pad contacts the rim..
the lower mechanical advantage , that creates the long cable pull, remains.
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before the pad contacts the rim..
the lower mechanical advantage , that creates the long cable pull, remains.
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08-01-17, 01:48 PM
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I rode mine that way for a couple of months...braking greatly improved when I replaced the cantilever with V-brakes.
08-01-17, 02:00 PM
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v-brake cable pull length: @ 35mm... Canti lever pull: @ 24mm...
you will not like the canti brake/v-brake lever combination.
get the canti specific levers
you will not like the canti brake/v-brake lever combination.
get the canti specific levers
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I've done it.
Before hand I worried about the cable pull, leverage and extra grip strength issues. None of them proved to be very significant in use.
Before hand I worried about the cable pull, leverage and extra grip strength issues. None of them proved to be very significant in use.
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Braking power will be very poor
levers will feel very hard in the hands
why do you 'want' to use V brake levers on canti brakes?
what do you expect to gain versus using the correct parts?
levers will feel very hard in the hands
why do you 'want' to use V brake levers on canti brakes?
what do you expect to gain versus using the correct parts?
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Are you speaking of drop bars or straight bars? Tektro made levers for straight bars that could be set for V on one setting or C on the other, so they can be used with either type brake depending on the cable pull required. I have a couple of sets of these levers.
