Been a looooooooong time since I saw these. Can you bend up a bit of 12x3 steel to test?
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Chriso_29er
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Not so sure running from the stem would work with suspension. Cable will have variable pull with movement. Why the dislike for V's?Hey there vintage gurus, does anyone know if there's a whatsit or thingymabob that I can bolt to the fork arch of my old Judy's to get my even older Canti brakes going?
I'd prefer to avoid using v brakes and I don't have enough steerer length to use one that mounts to that. I could drill through the stem as a last resort, but there's a hole in my fork arch so I figure something could conceivably be mounted there...
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Plankosaurus
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you're absolutely right, going from the stem or steerer wouldn't work! looks like its a fork arch solution or nothing.
not so much a dislike for V as much as just wanting to run canti's. I remember being sooooooo jealous of mates that had canti's back in the early 90's, so now i can track them down and lord this over them
Mock something up that works, I am sure one of us can mill it for you from Ali.
Mr Crudley
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The utter joy of adjusting cantis to get the same pull on both side will give you hours of fun and also pull your OCD strings at the same time.not so much a dislike for V as much as just wanting to run canti's. I remember being sooooooo jealous of mates that had canti's back in the early 90's, so now i can track them down and lord this over them
They do work well once they are adjusted just right.
Nah, they are shite. I swapped cantilever to vee for immediate improvement.
Mr Crudley
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Sshhhh.... @Plankosaurus might hear you.
Plankosaurus
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It's all good. I didn't buy a 25 year old bike for its cutting-edge ride quality 
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Mr Crudley
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I'm just hoping that there is a disc on the rear just in caseIt's all good. I didn't buy a 25 year old bike for its cutting-edge ride quality
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Stick through spokes.I'm just hoping that there is a disc on the rear just in case
Chriso_29er
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Isn't that what your right foot is for?
I had canti's once, I wore through a lot of shoes.
I had canti's once, I wore through a lot of shoes.
ausdb
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@Plankosaurus have you seen this discussion?you're absolutely right, going from the stem or steerer wouldn't work! looks like its a fork arch solution or nothing.
not so much a dislike for V as much as just wanting to run canti's. I remember being sooooooo jealous of mates that had canti's back in the early 90's, so now i can track them down and lord this over them
Parts Help: Rock Shocks Cantilever Brake Cable Mount
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Plankosaurus
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Thanks mate, had not seen that and it unfortunately makes some sense@Plankosaurus have you seen this discussion?
If your hell bent on running canti's I have an old set of canti Mach V's taking up space in my shed you can have.Parts Help: Rock Shocks Cantilever Brake Cable Mount
reflectors on the arch was a thing back then wasn't it? I'd hate to break the forks just because I want to use inferior brakesI've got some stx V's here, I'll just get with the times and use them.
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I cannot imagine a hand pull (!) would be too much for that bracket. The aluminium piece you posted is not exactly strong and anyway what is the worst that could happen, no brakes? It's cantilever there are no brakes anyway.
Go vee though...
Go vee though...
Plankosaurus
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V up front and Canti out back. This is going to shit me to tears till I find a solution to get a V brake on the rear (the cable guide won't really work for V, there's nowhere to fit an outer cable)
But it's ridable, and super nostalgic
(The first MTB I bought myself was a barracuda, and it got stolen off the back of my ute in my early 20s when I failed to secure it with anything more than ropes)
I'd still like to ditch the grip shifter for some triggers, and get some matching Araya rims on it because they were apparently the bees knees when I was in high school.
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But it's ridable, and super nostalgic
(The first MTB I bought myself was a barracuda, and it got stolen off the back of my ute in my early 20s when I failed to secure it with anything more than ropes)
I'd still like to ditch the grip shifter for some triggers, and get some matching Araya rims on it because they were apparently the bees knees when I was in high school.
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Chriso_29er
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Awesome, we have to do a retro burn around Lysty now, once we can again.V up front and Canti out back. This is going to shit me to tears till I find a solution to get a V brake on the rear (the cable guide won't really work for V, there's nowhere to fit an outer cable)
But it's ridable, and super nostalgic
(The first MTB I bought myself was a barracuda, and it got stolen off the back of my ute in my early 20s when I failed to secure it with anything more than ropes)
I'd still like to ditch the grip shifter for some triggers, and get some matching Araya rims on it because they were apparently the bees knees when I was in high school.
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Though I did managed to break my front V-brake recently so going to have to get on the hunt for a replacement at some stage.
Plankosaurus
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Colour me keen
I can probably sort you out with a v brake too, how fussy are you on them?
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Chriso_29er
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That would be awesome.Colour me keen
I can probably sort you out with a v brake too, how fussy are you on them?
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Not fussy at all mate the rear is still just some old base model avid.
Plankosaurus
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I have a matching pair of these on that little Avanti hammer, swap you for that solo avid one if you want?
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Chriso_29er
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Sounds like a plan!I have a matching pair of these on that little Avanti hammer, swap you for that solo avid one if you want?
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Will sort it out once we're free again haha