There is a standard, it's just that not everybody has followed it.
Most cantilever brakes try to incorporate a lot of adjustability to
compensate for that. Since the Herse brake is primarily intended for
custom bikes, the expectation is the builder will adhere to the
published specifications. In that context, it's a reasonable
expectation. Obviously that doesn't work really well for retrofitting
onto an existing frame made with any old whimsical canti post spacing.
However, it's not too likely you'd be putting brakes that cost that much
on such a frame in the first place.
On 4/15/19 3:21 PM, Garth wrote:
I too find that price in no guarantees anything more than the
expenditure itself. For me the best canti per given frame is the one
that works. Oh I know how that sounds, but from the all the bikes I
have/had with canti brakes, no 2 are ever alike. For one there is no
standard spacing vertically or horizontally due to limitless frame
designs and constructor sensibilities. It's part of the canti
"mystique" I suppose.
For every "this /whatever/ is best" ... I ask for just whom would that
be best for, and it seems best for none other than the claim itself,
which is nobody !
What's the canti best brake ?..... /Whaddaya got, let's try it !
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Shimano BR-MC70's, M73x series , Suntour XC Pro and Tektro CR710 all
have worked well for me. The CR720 ...not so far... maybe on some
other bike they'll work. Kool Stop Salmon or black pads both work
fine. I only use the basic straddle carriers, the rest are good for
taking up storage space it seems. I prefer posted pads too ,
especially in the front to clear the fork. KS pads can easily be
shortened with a pair of snips and a file. The pads internal frame
only goes back to the last notch in the rubber, allowing the easy mod.
Pads used to be centered in the 80's so clearance was never an issue.
I find not one thing beneficial about offset or even longer pads than
road sized.
Thanks for the heads up about the Altus canti James, I may get a set.
It's funny how "low end" parts can be overlooked, when they're often
quite fine.
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Steve Palincsar
Alexandria, Virginia
USA
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