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- From: P.Etheridge@massey.ac.nz (Phil Etheridge)
- Subject: Re: about cantilever brakes
- Message-ID: <P.Etheridge-290193162714@130.123.3.69>
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- Organization: SMIS, Massey University
- References: <2566@blue.cis.pitt.edu> <47460007@hpopd.pwd.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 93 03:30:33 GMT
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- garethb@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Gareth Barnard) wrote:
- >
- > The rear cantis on my XTR setup are shorter than the front ones. I think most
- > canti sets are made this way. Im not sure why though. Maybe the rear ones need
- > to be stiffer or the shortness gives increased performance at the rear.
-
- This is not the case with my '91 XT group -- I have my bike in my office
- and have just measured front and rear cantis to be the same length. The
- centering screw is even on opposite sides (reinforcing the notion that
- they're the same front and rear.) The only difference I can perceive is
- the "straddle" cable from the yoke to the canti the brake cable isn't
- clamped to. The front one has "FRONT" cast into it and the rear one has...
- well, work it out for yourself.
-
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