Increasing "spring" tension on Canti's

jpstar

Hi, is there anyway in which you can increase the spring tension on cantis??

Its only that me not being a mechanic or having much knowledge at that stuff, i dont know how to make them go back further. Or more to the point of the problem, where they started. They will be far away enough so that they dont cause enough trouble but once i break, occasionally they will not move back far enough or to where they came from which means they rub on the rim and can be very frustrating as you can imagine.

Any help would be kindly appreciated.

Thanks

nicklouse

Cantis or V brakes (as some people call V brakes Cantis)


but with your bike it is possible they are cantis.

jpstar

they are definately Cantilever not V's

nicklouse

there is only one way and that is to move the spring to another hole on the pivot.



or if there is an alternative hole in the arm.



taken from Parktools

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=19

jpstar

ah thankyou very much. that should sort it.

much appreciated

Daz555

jpstar wrote:

occasionally they will not move back far enough or to where they came from which means they rub on the rim and can be very frustrating as you can imagine.

Lube the cantis and the cables.