Educate me on brakes. linear-pull etc...
Due to a recent accident I've had to replace a few components on my Specialized Tricross Sport 2009.
It currently has a triple at the front 50-39-30 and it had a 11-32 on the rear which I've replaced with a 12-23.
The shifters are Tiagra and the rear derailleur is deore lx.
Could I pick up a 105 rear derailleur and shifters? I know I'll be limited to a 12-28 at the back with the 105 but that's not a massive issue with a triple.
I'm more concerned about how the 105 shifters will play with the cantilever brakes fitted to the tricross.
I know there are such things as linear-pull and i presume the opposite is non-linear pull brakes???
What type do I have and will the 105 shifters work with them?
Cheers!
It currently has a triple at the front 50-39-30 and it had a 11-32 on the rear which I've replaced with a 12-23.
The shifters are Tiagra and the rear derailleur is deore lx.
Could I pick up a 105 rear derailleur and shifters? I know I'll be limited to a 12-28 at the back with the 105 but that's not a massive issue with a triple.
I'm more concerned about how the 105 shifters will play with the cantilever brakes fitted to the tricross.
I know there are such things as linear-pull and i presume the opposite is non-linear pull brakes???
What type do I have and will the 105 shifters work with them?
Cheers!
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Standard shifters work with canti brakes but not linear (V) brakes. You need a widget to do that.M.Rushton0
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If your shifters are not damaged then you don't need to change them for them to work with the 105 derailleur.- - - - - - - - - -
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cheers guys!0
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you will have mini v brakes on your tri cross and they will work with the 105 levers (or any road levers)
trouble with mtb full size v brakes is that they need a lever that pulls more cable to make them work and sti shift/levers are designed to work with the shorter pull caliper brakes,0 -
You can get mini-vees optimised to work with road levers if you're struggling to get cantilevers to work properly. They go from basic Tektros to TRP CX9s - depends on how deep your pockets are. The problem with mini-vees is that they lack rim/mud clearance and modulation in comparison to cantis. For cantis it's often the opposite - plenty of mud clearance and modulation but sometimes lacking in absolute power - in CX they're optimistically called slower-downers rather than brakes!Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0