Rear Cantilever brake install

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    • August 13, 2013 at 1:59 pm
    DPDISXR4Ti
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    I’ve got a set of early 90’s cantilever brakes that I’m trying to move over to my ’94 A2E. The challenge I’m faced with is that the rear pivot fitting is designed to be mounted rather than floating. Just wondering if anyone has used this type of setup on one of these frames and how they did it. Here’s some pics of the hardware I’m trying to use, as it was mounted on my Crestone Peak VO2Max frame (which cracked).

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    • August 22, 2013 at 7:39 pm
    DPDISXR4Ti
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    @neo_pop_71 wrote:

    The rear canti brake on these frames is the only gripe point for me! The housing doesn’t even get braced, the housing stops a few inches behind the head tube with a cable stop on the top tube, then the fully exposed brake cable runs the length of the top tube and through the donut to eventually pull the brake straddle.

    Okay, all my parts arrived yesterday and I’m trying to figure this out. The part that is confusing me is the lack of a rear cable stop, so you can’t run a typical short housing that would go in place between the rear cable stop and the Surly hanger. Do I just run a long length of housing between the back side of the front cable stop and the Surly hanger? That seems like the only reasonable solution.

    • August 25, 2013 at 1:38 am
    DPDISXR4Ti
    Member
    Done!



    • August 27, 2013 at 2:25 pm
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Brad, your Cuda looks great! It’s just the right mix of colors and yours being only the second Cuda that I’ve seen with an AMP fork… it really stands out! I like the use of the Surly hanger so much more than that lame frame donut, I think I’m going to order a couple to keep around as spares for the next build.

    Really diggin’ it man, nice job!!!

    -D-

    p.s. Maybe have some tire tread decals made for the frame to match your colors?

    • August 27, 2013 at 3:45 pm
    DPDISXR4Ti
    Member
    @neo_pop_71 wrote:

    Brad, your Cuda looks great! It’s just the right mix of colors and yours being only the second Cuda that I’ve seen with an AMP fork…

    Thanks. I almost sold the AMP fork and just put a solid one up front, but I’ve owned the AMP fork for 20 years now – I’ve grown sorta attached to it.

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