Using canti levers on vees
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well I used Avid Ultimate canti levers on Arch Supreme V's and they did work, but were very spngy even when adjusted for reach at the lever.
Avid sort of said tehy were fine for either, but when the Ultimate V lever came out there was no turning back put it that way.
Some seem to work, (helps if you can adjust the lever's pull) but they aren't perfect. You don't get the full benefit of the v's in my experience.
Avid sort of said tehy were fine for either, but when the Ultimate V lever came out there was no turning back put it that way.
Some seem to work, (helps if you can adjust the lever's pull) but they aren't perfect. You don't get the full benefit of the v's in my experience.
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and you need perfect wheels as you need to have the pads very close to the rim .
DMR v-dapter/<cant remember the name of comapny> travel agent
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-0-Tr ... h-1685.htm
not cheap mind
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-0-Tr ... h-1685.htm
not cheap mind
Will Palmer
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OKAY - Dumb question from a devout SS-7/987 User...
Why are Canti Levers and V's incompatible by default?! does one require more 'cable travel' than the other?
Why are Canti Levers and V's incompatible by default?! does one require more 'cable travel' than the other?
Will Palmer":witny1kl said:
That's it, my understanding is that the v brake requires more cable pull than the canti. For road bikes there's even a specific drop bar lever (Dia Comple 287v) for use with v brakes - although in my experience over a two year period they doen't work that well and are sensitive to set up.
That said from above it looks like incompatability with flat bar levers isn't always an issue so I guess it is worth trying if you have a set of v's and some (in theory) canti levers
