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Bought some old cantilever brakes - arrived within 48hours well packaged. Top communication too! Many thanks.

Hi, Long shot I know but have you still got the br-m734 canti-brakes? Cheers

After a bit more research they are from the Deore DX M650 group - 1993 according to my online research. Other groups might have the same holders though?

Here are some dimensions of the ones I have / want...

Hi, Thanks for the quick response - the model number on the brakes are br-m650 / br-m651 and I think they are from the Shimano Deore DX brake set. Not entirely sure of the year - the Summit was released c.1992? so I guess around then. The jagwire ones I bought looked like this...

Wanted one pair of Shimano Cantilever Brake Block Holders (as per the picture). I bought a Raleigh Summit Bike and found that only 3 of the 4 brakes had the correct brake block holders. I've looked online / ebay for some replacements and even bought some jagwire ones but they are slightly...

Just won this bike (£32.50) and noticed it mentioned here on this thread. Will stick some pics up of it when I get it and then may well be back here to ask for some advice about getting it back to tip-top condition after I pick it up...