Front cantilever brake cable guide - Cyclocross

jimcameron

Hi,

I recently bought a new/old cyclocross frame and fork of ebay. I've had the headset and stem attached but due to the length of my headtube there was just enough space for the stem and no spacers. The steerer tube is also a 1" tube. The problem i have is that i need a cable guide for my front canti brake. I've seen these guides attached to the headset and also attached to spacers before. However you can't buy a headset like that for a 1" frame and i have no spacer for spacer.

Is there any other option for me to attach a cable guide to the bike for the front canti brake? Maybe something that attaches through the pivot brake bolt hole at the apex of the fork?

Cheers
Jim

robocolley

How about one of these?

http://spacycles.co.uk/products.php?pli ... 1809&rs=gb

I am thinking of getting one, or trying Frogglegs, as the Avid canti's on my tricross give me a lot of trouble (poor stopping power, squealing, vibration) - and, yes, I have toe'd them in quite a bit as well. The Avid pads don't last long, especially in the dirt and wet

Monty Dog

The fork-mounted hanger / stop is also a good cure for brake judder on certain bikes - the TriCross appears to be particularly succeptible due to a flexy fork.