Are v brakes supposed to stop you dead??
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I was wondering the same. The use of cantilever brakelevers with v-brakes is not really recommended. Then it will be brake or not brake, not something in between.Marvel":3on3xhku said:
(Correct me if I'm wrong) the canti-brakelever pulls more cable than a v-lever. That explains the sudden stopping of the v-brake.
Laurence8165
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I thought the canti' brake lever pulled LESS cable than the V type?
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canti pull less , on my levers anyway , the settings for V , is lower than canti , so it must pull more cable .
V's are a revalation after cantis for sure, its a leverage thing. The way the cable runs you need to pull a lot of cable to get movement at the pads so you have a lot of power and modulation as well. If you have canti brake levers then thee pull less cable than V levers and will exagerate the leverage leading to very squishy brakes that pitch you over the bars.
