Can I fit V-brakes to my 1993 Saracen?

[PurpleFrog]

Err, visually I can see that your canti set up is a bit off. Raise the straddle wire on the rear up a bit - you'll need to move the pads away from the rim a bit to do this. Also, there should be a bit of cable outer on the right side side at the rear between the straddle bit and the canti. Finally (!) the straddle bit on the left at the rear should be connected on the end, not on the cast bit 1/4 of the way along the wire!

Time to tinker!

Listen to the guy who knows what he's doing, NOT to me!

Splatter - what about the front brake?

 

[Splatter Paint]

The front doesn't look too bad, other than the canti's are a little too far splayed out. Ideally, you want on this model for the upright bit of the canti arm to just be fractionally splayed as the pad hits the rim. Move the pads away from the rim and pull some more cable through the top of the canti. Just check that the straddle wire doesn't hit the fork when applied.

SP

 

[JohnH]

Cheers fella, I'll get right on it!

 

[PurpleFrog]

Ah-hah!

I think you might need one of these:

http://www.isondistribution.co.uk/ison/ ... t=BSQBB71K

See

http://www.bikemagic.com/forum/forummes ... /1/V/1/SP/

- clamps with cable hangers that cling to your tubes letting you install extra cables.

 

[JohnH]

Ah-hah!

I think you might need one of these:

http://www.isondistribution.co.uk/ison/ ... t=BSQBB71K

See

http://www.bikemagic.com/forum/forummes ... /1/V/1/SP/

- clamps with cable hangers that cling to your tubes letting you install extra cables.

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! I'm in business!!!

 

[JohnH]

No, I've spoken too soon. There just isn't the clearance at the very back of my top-tube to fit one of those thingamajigs. If only the cable routing was rotated 90 degrees (running along the edge of the ring rather than thru it), then I could mount that onto my seat tube really easily. Hmm.

 

[Splatter Paint]

Fix the cantis......fix the cantis.......fix the cantis......

 

[JohnH]

Splatter... I think you're trying to tell me something....

 

[Splatter Paint]

I could do you a good deal on an orange aluminium frame and a set of LX v-brakes to fit....

 

[RockiMtn]

you can use a set of Problem Solver "Travel Agent" to use your existing canti (short pull) levers with V-brakes. They are installed at the brake arms, and you'll also need new cables, as you need more than you'll currently have. There's also in-line versions.

http://www.problemsolversbike.com/pdf/PS_travel_agent.pdf

http://www.cambriabike.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes&Field=&Keyword=travel agent

http://www.beyondbikes.com/bb/ItemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=CM-BRA-br0400&MatrixType=1