Brakes for cyclocross bike
Harry B
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I have a Ridley Crossbow but I'm not particularly happy with the Z2R brakes. Can anyone recommend some decent brakes for use on my commute and racing?
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I remove my front cantilever brake and fitted a V-brake (with flat bars and V-brake compatible levers). Way better than any cantis I could find.
I'm not sure how well they'd work with drop-bar brakes though, although there is an Avid device which compensates for the different pull rates required for cantis compared to V-brakes.0 -
I've got V brakes on my cross bike. Thought about changing to canti's as they seem to be the standard for cross bikes but they're a pain in the ar5e to set up. Better clearance than V brakes though.
The new Avid shorty ultimate seem to be the best
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... e-11-39813
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get some better cantis which won't be much better than what you already have
get the avid ultimates but they cost a small fortune
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GiantMike wrote:PeteMadoc wrote:get v brakes unless your racing
Why the 'unless you're racing'?
I race mine and the v-brakes are great.
cantis are preferred over v brakes because of better clearance and all the high end cross bikes come with cantis. This only really matters on muddy courses which seem to be quite rare on the races local to me. Each to their own, I wouldn't change my v brakes for a race and I wouldn't pay £180 for a set of fancy canti brakes.
Other option with cantis are froggs leggs which seem pretty popular on cross bikes and can be picked up on ebay pretty cheap.0 -
PeteMadoc wrote:GiantMike wrote:PeteMadoc wrote:get v brakes unless your racing
Why the 'unless you're racing'?
I race mine and the v-brakes are great.
cantis are preferred over v brakes because of better clearance and all the high end cross bikes come with cantis. This only really matters on muddy courses which seem to be quite rare on the races local to me. Each to their own, I wouldn't change my v brakes for a race and I wouldn't pay £180 for a set of fancy canti brakes.
Other option with cantis are froggs leggs which seem pretty popular on cross bikes and can be picked up on ebay pretty cheap.
Planet X do a decent set of froggs leggs type cantis, called the frog's bollox I think.
Incidentally Pete Madoc, I think i've been to your shop in Port'.0 -
Garry H wrote:PeteMadoc wrote:GiantMike wrote:PeteMadoc wrote:get v brakes unless your racing
Why the 'unless you're racing'?
I race mine and the v-brakes are great.
cantis are preferred over v brakes because of better clearance and all the high end cross bikes come with cantis. This only really matters on muddy courses which seem to be quite rare on the races local to me. Each to their own, I wouldn't change my v brakes for a race and I wouldn't pay £180 for a set of fancy canti brakes.
Other option with cantis are froggs leggs which seem pretty popular on cross bikes and can be picked up on ebay pretty cheap.
Planet X do a decent set of froggs leggs type cantis, called the frog's bollox I think.
Incidentally Pete Madoc, I think i've been to your shop in Port'.
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Avid Ultimates or Tektro CR950s are reckoned to be the best cantis at the moment - Just fitted some 950s to my cross-bike to replace some Euro-Xs(Froglegs) and the difference is staggering with way more power than any road caliper. Lack of mud clearance and modulation means vees aren't really that attractive.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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+1 for the Tektros. I tried mini V's first but they felt really 'soft' even after upgrading the blocks. Then Shimano low profile canti's, no real improvement before getting a cheap set of Tektro canti's which were simple enough to set up and have plenty of stopping in them.0
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Interesting topic. I've changed to V-brakes just because they performed better. I've raced in some pretty thick mud and have not noticed the difference in mud collection. There again, I only use a front v-brake and that's protected by the forks anyway.0
