slackboy Bontrager Fan Feedback View Jul 14, 2017 #1 Maybe a silly question, but do M739 brake levers work OK with cantilevers or are they only suitable for V-brakes? Thanks.
Maybe a silly question, but do M739 brake levers work OK with cantilevers or are they only suitable for V-brakes? Thanks.
Thias Klein Fan Jul 14, 2017 #2 The leverage of cantis is different. So the brakes will feel quite hard and you will need more "sqeeze force". I had XTR950 STIs and a canti brake up front. It kind of works, but its definitively not the best thing to do.
The leverage of cantis is different. So the brakes will feel quite hard and you will need more "sqeeze force". I had XTR950 STIs and a canti brake up front. It kind of works, but its definitively not the best thing to do.
L legrandefromage Bin Monkey BoTM Winner PoTM Winner GT Fan Feedback View Jul 14, 2017 #3 The cable pull is all wrong and they do not work and will feel like you are braking with wooden blocks
The cable pull is all wrong and they do not work and will feel like you are braking with wooden blocks