Identify / advise re: cantilevers?
11-19-22, 08:05 PM
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Identify / advise re: cantilevers?
I found these brakes at the coop. I'm thinking they are Control Tech, some distant memory is telling me that. I also think they're missing a straddle assembly.
Can any of you identify the brakes? And has anyone had luck making them work without the straddle assembly?
(note: It's been a while since I've posted an image to bikeforums--it's not letting me upload my photo, and I can't seem to get the [img] code to work for the image url. Does anybody know why this is? )
Anyway the photo is here https://imgur.com/a/3LJh0Xp
Can any of you identify the brakes? And has anyone had luck making them work without the straddle assembly?
(note: It's been a while since I've posted an image to bikeforums--it's not letting me upload my photo, and I can't seem to get the [img] code to work for the image url. Does anybody know why this is? )
Anyway the photo is here https://imgur.com/a/3LJh0Xp
11-19-22, 08:18 PM
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11-19-22, 08:27 PM
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yes, those look like the ones. Thanks. Damn, these are probably useless without the straddle. It's a shame because all the other hardware is here, down to titanium bolts.
11-19-22, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by belacqua
the problem is that this extremely lightweight design has no springs in the cantilevers--the straddle itself functions as the return spring. So conventional cable won't work.
11-19-22, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by belacqua
I found these brakes at the coop. I'm thinking they are Control Tech, some distant memory is telling me that. I also think they're missing a straddle assembly.
Can any of you identify the brakes? And has anyone had luck making them work without the straddle assembly?
(note: It's been a while since I've posted an image to bikeforums--it's not letting me upload my photo, and I can't seem to get the code to work for the image url. Does anybody know why this is? )
Anyway the photo is here https://imgur.com/a/3LJh0Xp
Can any of you identify the brakes? And has anyone had luck making them work without the straddle assembly?
(note: It's been a while since I've posted an image to bikeforums--it's not letting me upload my photo, and I can't seem to get the code to work for the image url. Does anybody know why this is? )
Anyway the photo is here https://imgur.com/a/3LJh0Xp
Recent 94 MB-1 I scored came with them, they seem to work well but I can't imagine they tolerated much abuse despite being pretty dang cool.
11-19-22, 09:23 PM
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Yep, missing the bushings which are the hard part. I have a couple extra sprung straddle wires in my stash or Odyssey made a Ubrake called the Springhammer that also used a sprung straddle.
11-20-22, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by merziac
Yep, appear to be Control Techs, hope you have all the hardware to go with them. They will not work without every other part I think.
Recent 94 MB-1 I scored came with them, they seem to work well but I can't imagine they tolerated much abuse despite being pretty dang cool.
Recent 94 MB-1 I scored came with them, they seem to work well but I can't imagine they tolerated much abuse despite being pretty dang cool.
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11-20-22, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Dylansbob
Yep, missing the bushings which are the hard part. I have a couple extra sprung straddle wires in my stash or Odyssey made a Ubrake called the Springhammer that also used a sprung straddle.
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11-20-22, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by belacqua
I do have the bushings! I will PM you to ask about the straddles.
11-20-22, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jadmt
what a beautiful fork crown.
And there's this.
And this.
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