You can use the Shimano SLR mid-profile cantis on that Passage w/ Salmon Kool Stops and greatly improve the braking IMHO. I have done it three separate times to 80's Schwinn touring bikes (Passage/Voyageur/Voyageur SP)
On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 7:17:41 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Roadie Ryan > > You probably should not count on any contemporary brakes working on your > schwinn passage. Canti-post placement for TINY cantilevers like the Dia > Compe 960 is far different from canti-post placement for modern brakes. In > fact if you do an image search on Google for "dia compe 960" a lot of what > you will see is photos of people trying to 'update' their brakes from dia > compe 960 and failing. I think those tiny cantilevers are super cute. Use > new salmon pads and do your best. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 3:55:34 PM UTC-7, RoadieRyan wrote: >> >> I started out with Cani's (Avids) on my Handsome Devil but quickly grew >> frustrated and make the switch to V Brakes and they have worked great for 4 >> years. Mini Motos huh? nice tip -if the Cantis on my newly acquired >> vintage touring Schwinn Passage don't work out (Dia Compe 960s) I may give >> the Mini Motos a try and I won't need new brake levers. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
