Straddle cable lengths
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Marcus W":3h3ce8v2 said:
I've always found its where you have it suspended from, some Canti's have cable brace a few inches away from the top of your tyre and some mounted on the headset, giving you more distance to play with, also most Cantis have a fair bit of scope to move the blocks in and out so you can change the camber of the Canti arms, Don't think there is any strict rule, just what suits.
kingroon":2dlphwul said:I think the correct length is whatever length allows the straddle cable to form a ~90 Degree bend..
Ah, just been looking at that theory, on one of my bikes if you raise the cable to reduce the angle the pressure on the springs in the Cantis are fighting against it, so you don't get a 90 degree angle
the only ones if come close to are Shimano with the outer cable that keeps length fixed and at roughly 90 degrees. My Onza Chill Pills I get different lengths front and rear due to the cable bridge/support ? The Canti Cable Length Plot Thickens.............
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kingroon":3mj3xzrc said:I think the correct length is whatever length allows the straddle cable to form a ~90 Degree bend AT THE CONTACT POINT..
Meaningless if the angle of your dangle changes when the pad hits the rim - although it's not going to change too much from 90 degrees if set up with a true rim and minimal distance between contact.
WD's set up is extreme IMO. It might be feather light braking but it isn't utilizing maximum force of the cable pulling the arm. I don't really think you need it up front TBH (I bet he can lock that front wheel up) and overall braking hasn't really been a problem for me even with canti's.
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the '89 either used a hanger and straddle loop or if they had moved the to the fixed lenth it's one of the long ones 100+ somthing but they'll have been their own special type to keep it correct. I could find out its somewhere on the forum.
Just setup with standard straddle cable and a hanger.
If using normal canti pads, with the wider profile canti you set them up resting againts the arm, or close to (not so for the super low profile that came later) and play around with the height to get them to feel and the power you like while giving you enought level movement.
It's higher than you think and much higher the WD's for the wide profile.
Just setup with standard straddle cable and a hanger.
If using normal canti pads, with the wider profile canti you set them up resting againts the arm, or close to (not so for the super low profile that came later) and play around with the height to get them to feel and the power you like while giving you enought level movement.
It's higher than you think and much higher the WD's for the wide profile.
I have always set them low, purposely so on the Marin build as its now on slicks so knobolies wont fit ! 
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Thanks for the the info, I think I will try the 90 degree. The GT I have is a 1990 GT Team avalanche so there is plent of cable between the brakes and the stem cable pipe. Anyone know what was standard with these brakes was it a hangar or a disc with straddle job?
Thanks for the the info, I think I will try the 90 degree. The GT I have is a 1990 GT Team avalanche so there is plent of cable between the brakes and the stem cable pipe. Anyone know what was standard with these brakes was it a hangar or a disc with straddle job?
