Bear in mind that your current brake levers will be long pull if they are meant for vbrakes. You may need to change your levers to short pull if switching to cantis. If the rim is too wide for the cantilever stud spacing, it can be a challenge to get optimum braking. I have a touring bike where I wish the cantilever posts were spaced a bit wider for the rims I use, but Shimano CX70 canti brakes have been the best so far that I have tried. Kool Stop brake pads are an essential upgrade though.
IanA Alberta Canada On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1:19:02 PM UTC-7 Wesley wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I’m in the middle of getting some work done on my Atlantis, including new > wheels built with Velocity Cliffhanger rims and 48mm tires. My mechanic > mentioned that my current XTR V-brakes are maxed out with the wider rims > and suggested swapping to cantilever brakes for better clearance and brake > lever feel. > > I wanted to reach out to see if anyone has gone through a similar swap and > if you have any recommendations, particularly for something from Paul > Component? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. > > Thanks in advance for any advice! > > Cheers, > > Wes > > [image: Atlantis.JPEG] > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e9adf4b1-a71b-43b5-b82b-4ddd96c9ae04n%40googlegroups.com.
