Cantilever brakes

[velomaniac]

Personally I use these on my retro steeds, not authentic but easy to set up and good value to quality ratio. you can sometimes get them even cheaper on ebay.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Raleigh-RKD506- ... B0043QNLPI

 

[benseddon]

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Authenticity doesn't bother me. With the future plans I have for the bike it's going to be anything but authentic.

Going to take off the old cantilevers and give them a good clean up and see how they come up first. Maybe a good clean will help them look a littleless tired. If not, I can always replace them then.

 

[xerxes]

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Authenticity doesn't bother me.

How about V brakes then?

 

[velomaniac]

Ah but then he has to replace his levers which is another expense !

 

[Minifreak]

My black Deore LX canti's as previously mentioned, in my for sale ad if you wanted them.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=311723

 

[benseddon]

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Authenticity doesn't bother me.

How about V brakes then?

I meant authenticity in the sense of not being bothered if the parts are model specific or period correct. Should have really said that as well :facepalm:

Definitely sticking with cantilevers though. Never owned a bike with brakes that didn't start with the letter c

 

[cyclotoine]

Not much wrong with these at the price.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... -prod38378

Look very similar to the XT ones from when you DB was new.

The alivios on the bike should be the same basic brake with a nicer finish. I would dismantle and clean the alivios piece by piece and put new bars in them. I am sure they are great brakes.

 

[Txn67]

I've had many different canti brakes, including almost all the Shimano models, and the Dia Compe 987's are by far the best I've ever had. Very easy to set toe in and center, way easier than Shimano, and when paired with black Kool Stop pads they're about as powerful as v brakes but with much better modulation. The may not be as hip as some others but you can find them in different colors. I bought a couple of extra NOS sets just for the future.

http://www.bikepro.com/products/brakes/ ... compe.html

 

[chrisv40]

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I find the fork mounted ones like the one on my axis above a tidy solution

 

[Neil]

Re: Re:

I find the fork mounted ones like the one on my axis above a tidy solution

I did the same with my 91 Apex, after a slight tweak of the parts (replaced the T-Bone with a Zoom stem, and some other little bits and bobs)...


Although since I put on a hinged stem mounted stop. Looking back, I think the fork mounted one looked neater.