Cantilever Brake
Cantilevers to V-brake?
I'm really fed up with my stupid cantilever brakes(which I won't go into detail with), so I was thinking about getting V-brakes, since they use bigger and better pads(which are more available at my bike shop), and seem to be pretty good. But I was wondering if they would fit my C-brake frame, and what a good model is (at a good price)? Also: How are V-brakes better?
Don't V-brakes have a higher mechanical advantage (more leverage) because of the longer arms, therefore more power for weaker handed people (such as myself)?
Hey 12volt,
-Lets get straight to your question. Change out those crappy old cantis and change over to a new set of V-brakes. You will be totally happy and be able to stop on a dime.
-You will need to buy a whole sha-bang. This includes the V-brakes, cables/housing and a new set of levers. You can't use your old set of levers, because of they have a different leverage and cable pull ratio.
-When it come to brands of V-brakes, it depends on your budget. You can buy a good Shimano Deore V-Brake from Nashbar for $12.99 or go big and get a Shimano XTR for $99.99 from Beyond Bikes. Shimano, Avid, Tektro etc. all make great V-Brakes.
-Try and find a V-Brake kit to save some money. You could also go to your local Bike Shop and check to see if they have some V-brake take offs. Some customers change over to disk brakes or upgrade their brakes and bike shops sometimes have extra V-brakes laying arond the shop they can sell you cheap. Or check out E-bay for v-brake deals. Get those V-brakes on and start stopping with more confidence and you can start doing nose wheelies! Hee-Hee!!
Hope this helps. = )
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