V-Brake and Cantilever

Agzee
Agzee Posts: 30
edited July 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
At the moment I have Shimano V-brakes fitted to my MTB, but wondered whether Cantilever brakes (centre-pull) would fit the existing fork bosses?

If they would fit is there any advantage of having centre-pull brakes over V-brakes?

Agzee
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    no benift no improvement and new parts needed if they would actually work.
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  • royboy11
    royboy11 Posts: 71
    I agree and if I were to choose one over the other I'd go with Vbrakes
    Norco Sasquatch '07 - Parts?.. break'em and replace'em
  • Agzee
    Agzee Posts: 30
    Thanks for the responses, my reason for asking was that I had been reading a cycling magazine review on a touring bike and it was fitted with cantilever (centre-pull) brakes.

    Oh, I admit to winning a rear set of these brakes on eBay for 99p, might make a handy paperweight! :)

    Agzee
    Agzee
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    and cantilever (center pul) were superceded by V (linear pull) brakes in about '95.

    99p you was robbed.
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  • genus
    genus Posts: 43
    Canti's are all about the pads. Rubbish pads, no brakes!
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  • Agzee
    Agzee Posts: 30
    nicklouse wrote:
    99p you was robbed.

    On a certain cycle dealers website they are listed at £49.99, so at 99p I have a bargain paperweight! :)

    Agzee
    Agzee
  • Agzee
    Agzee Posts: 30
    genus wrote:
    Canti's are all about the pads. Rubbish pads, no brakes!

    I just wondered why Avid, Shimano and Tektro still made these type of brakes there must be a market somewhere for them.

    I notice they are used on some touring machines and XC bikes.

    Agzee
    Agzee
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    as the levers are not cross compatable, V to canti and visa versa things can get ecpensive if you have to change everything.

    also there are very few sus forks that will work with cantis and the ones that will work tend to be very low end. (going back to your first post).
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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