Changing cantilevers?
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call me T.J.
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Changing cantilevers?
I'd like to swap the cantilever levers (the brake levers, not the hand levers) on two of my bikes. Is this a big deal, or is it just unbolting them, swapping them, and adjusting the brakes?
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call me T.J.
Joined: Jul 2008
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Bikes: trek 820
Anybody?
For clarification, I'm talking about these:

The cantilevers on my bike look like the one in that picture: fairly vertical. I have a set on another bike that are much more splayed out, like this:

I'd like to swap these around. Is this just a simple swap, or are there any pitfalls I may run into? Obviously I'll have to adjust the cables and pads, but is there anything else?
For clarification, I'm talking about these:

The cantilevers on my bike look like the one in that picture: fairly vertical. I have a set on another bike that are much more splayed out, like this:
I'd like to swap these around. Is this just a simple swap, or are there any pitfalls I may run into? Obviously I'll have to adjust the cables and pads, but is there anything else?




