Cantilever upgrade to V brakes

LostInTheWoods

Hi,

I have read in the "Big Blue Book" that cantilever brakes share the same mounting system as V-brakes, I have a really old mountain bike that I would like to fit V brakes to that currently has cantilevers.

Has anybody done this, is is as straight forward as you might first think?

Thanks,
Stephen

europeandy

Cant comment on how easy it is, but coincidentally thinking of doing the same to my old bike, and saw a V brake kit in halfords today for about £27 for both ends.

nicklouse

new levers and brakes. the stops are abit different ie the hangers are not needed with the V's.

LostInTheWoods

nicklouse wrote:

new levers and brakes. the stops are abit different ie the hangers are not needed with the V's.

Not sure what you mean by 'hangers'...?

Also, are new levers required because the cable travel is different with V brakes?

Thanks,
Stephen

nicklouse

yes new levers due to cable pull.

the hangers where the cable outers are stopped and then below it the straddle wire is hung from the brake wire. it will not be used with the V brakes.

allthegearnoidea

i did it on my brothers old bike for him, Avid single something or others were less than a tenner a set,
i would recoomend using new cable's, inners and outers, makes it a bit easier to get the lengths more suited,

LostInTheWoods

Thanks for your help... just noticed you are a "Yorkshire man living in Sweden". I'm a Hampshire Man living in Sweden too.... weird huh?

nicklouse

which part?

Edit I know.