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If you want barrel adjusters on your brakes you might look into inline adjusters, or cable stop thingies. Or you could just not use them -- I've done that and it's honestly okay.
Strangely, every drop bar mountain bike I've set-up for myself has always ended up with the flat bar + bar ends combo again. I find them more comfortable than drops and like the mountain brake levers better....go figure. |
Originally Posted by cs1
(Post 13719859)
5mm on the 7 sp and 4.8mm on the 8 sp. I agree on the effectiveness. What works better is buying an 8 sp cassette and loosing one cog. Then you'll have 7 cogs spaced at 4.8mm. You can use 8 sp barcons, available new, and just have a ghost shift.
Instead of loosing one cog, try losing one cog. Having loose cogs is unlikely to help anything. ;) |
Originally Posted by nrowensby
(Post 13715580)
I know I need a new quill stem and the drop bars,
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If you want barrel adjusters on your brakes you might look into inline adjusters, or cable stop thingies. Such as these: http://www.cyclocrossworld.com/avid-...locross-brakes http://www.cyclocrossworld.com/trp-a...e-brake-barrel http://www.cyclocrossworld.com/jagwi...ake-barrel-kit |
fietsbob -- interesting, but do those work on all cantilever brakes or just the ones advertised in the product descriptions?
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I set up a 90's Trek 930 with a threaded to threadless stem, a set of Tiagra 9 speed brifters, a Deore RD. worked great. Could not get the original LX FD to work with a 48-38-28 crankset , bought a Tiagra FD, drilled and tapped a hole in the frame for a cable guide to convert to a bottom pull FD, shifted perfectly. The cantilevers worked ok, I replaced them with BMX V brakes, work great with the brifters and the stopping power is fantastic.I di not use it, but you can buy a V brake noodle with a a cable adjuster if needed
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I just finished ordering the parts for my conversion...
42cm Drop Bars Threadless Adapter Threadless Stem Shimano Brake Levers Shimano A050 Shifters (If I hate them, I'll switch to bar end shifters later...) Bar Tape / Bar Ends New Brake/Shifter Cables, Housings & End Caps |
I have the Kelly Take-Off's for putting downtube shifters at my fingertips and really like them. Retroshifts are also a way to go to get the same or similar result but a tad more pricey (though probably more attractive). 7 speed stem shifters (of much lower quality) can be found on the cheap at many places. Most or all of those will be friction only on the FD so the different pulle between road and mtb FD won't be an issue.
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Re #29
-- interesting, but do those work on all cantilever brakes or just the ones advertised in the product descriptions? to directly, just buying someone's threading the same part , then the arms are of a certain type, with interchangeable end pieces, manufactured, 3 sources that Avid ulti. & Empella +TRP a copy of the other . arms being 2 flat Sheets cut into an L shape, remaining parallel, as there needs be space to thread. there is the possibility to modify the barrel anchor end of other brake calipers, but you need to be more creative in the DIY, to create a solution of your own. |
Originally Posted by fietsbob
(Post 13731530)
Re #29
if there are to be directly substituting the end barrel fitting from one that just holds the cable end. to directly, just buying someone's threading the same part , then the arms are of a certain type, with interchangeable end pieces, manufactured, 3 sources that Avid ulti. & Empella +TRP a copy of the other . arms being 2 flat Sheets cut into an L shape, remaining parallel, as there needs be space to thread. there is the possibility to modify the barrel anchor end of other brake calipers, but you need to be more creative in the DIY, to create a solution of your own. |
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