Cantilever brake levers and cable discs ???? Sorted thanks
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eric_james
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Canti brake levers work with v-brakes. I've not had anything to do with cable discs
Would have thought using canti / v-brake inner cables would work
Would have thought using canti / v-brake inner cables would work
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Yes but they need to be Road brake calipers.
eric_james
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Whats the difference between road and mtb Kermit?
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I have always assumed a shorter pull on road calipers else why have different models ?
eric_james
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I don't know that's why I asking
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I don't know either just what I assumed, I have a BB5 road that I want to set up with a cantilever lever just haven't got round to doing it yet.
cable discs for MTB (like the avid BB7) are designed for V brake lever cable pull
cable discs for road (like the avid BB5) are designed for standard road bike lever cable pull, which is the same as MTB canti lever pull
most cable disc brakes will be "MTB" so need V brake levers.
cable discs for road (like the avid BB5) are designed for standard road bike lever cable pull, which is the same as MTB canti lever pull
most cable disc brakes will be "MTB" so need V brake levers.
Retrorockit
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TRP makes 2 versions of their 2 piston Mechanical brakes. The Spyke (all black) is for MTB levers, the Spyre (polished stirrup) is for road bikes. Metallic pads are available for these. They use Avid BB7 adapters.
