If you want to install nice permanent fenders, let the bike shop do the work, they'll cut the fenders to size and they'll put in the mounting hardware and the fenders on them.

Worth the cash.

I don't mean to sound insulting, but do you know how to adjust your brakes properly? Cantilevers have a couple degrees of freedom that affect the power you can put to the pads.

The Park Tool instructions are okay (my first hit in a search), but they focus on the line between the brake boss and the pad mounting bolt when it should be the line between the brake boss and the straddle wire attachment (either the bolt or at the quick release). They don't really make it clear that the angle between this line and the straddle wire should be as close as possible to a 90 degree angle when the pads hit the rim. Extend the pads further on their bosses if necessary to get a right angle with the straddle hanger as low as practical (though straddle hanger height sometimes depends on how much power you want, how much pad clearance you want, and the geometry of the cantilever. Yeah, it's a bit complicated).

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I just realized your screen name is an anogram..clever!

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[MENTION=34228]Geekage[/MENTION] raises a point, and I'm surprised the rest of us missed it. Misadjustment is common with cantis, and getting it right is important. It's confusing. Check it out. You might be able to improve your braking with proper adjustment.

LongRide... did I get it right?

I've never been a fan of canti's myself. I would definitely recommend v-brakes if you can make them work with the drop bar levers.

Oh, I never thought of that. No, I coined noglider as an anagram of my last name, Reingold. I like the fact that the name is always available as a username wherever I sign up. Now don't you start stealing it.

The existing cantis might be fine. If not, the mini-v's can be great. My wife has Paul mini-v's on her All-City Macho Man, an all-around excellent bike. She has Tiagra or 105 brifters, so they expect approximately the same amount of leverage or cable pull. But they are as quick and easy as regular v's.

heh I've been using my username for over 15 years and I don't think it's ever been taken on anything.

I've got the Planet Bike SpeedEZ fenders as well. They work pretty well as I need to take them off fairly often to do my CX races and offroad stuff (I'm running the Trek Crossrip Elite, which sounds very similar to this bike, except with discs and a lot of mounting options). I have the 45mm wide fenders, and I have found that even those take a long time to adjust well enough on my 32c tires. They seem to be a little warped and can rub a lot, but I got them really cheap and can't afford anything else. Now that winter is coming upon me I am going to look at options into "re-molding" (aka bending) the fenders so I don't have as many issues with the rub. Unless somebody can tell me how to do it so I don't have to look into options...

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Have you looked at the Brooks Flyer..?

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