Cantilever vs. V-brake
08-08-09 | 01:24 AM
#26
Acetone Man
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: PDX
I have a set of those XTs with the parallel linkage sitting unused. They suck. I went with tektros when I switched to V-brakes.
Anyone else notice what those cheap b*st*rds at Shimano have been doing over the years with their V-brakes?
I have a set of LX V-brakes with the parallelogram linkage, and also a set of XT V-brakes which also have it.
Both sets were purchased in the late '90's.
Today you can only get that feature at the XTR level.
XT & LX have both gone back to the cheap one-piece design.
I regarded the parallelogram linkage as the biggest advantage over canti's.
And for the record, the XT V-brakes are on a bike that has fenders AND rack with no interference from either.
I have a set of LX V-brakes with the parallelogram linkage, and also a set of XT V-brakes which also have it.
Both sets were purchased in the late '90's.
Today you can only get that feature at the XTR level.
XT & LX have both gone back to the cheap one-piece design.
I regarded the parallelogram linkage as the biggest advantage over canti's.
And for the record, the XT V-brakes are on a bike that has fenders AND rack with no interference from either.
