Frankenorange
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From the pic there are things that stand out immediately.
Fat squishy pads are no good and stop you from being able to angle the arms so they can make an optimal angle with the straddle cable. Swissstop BXP pads in cartridges will make a big difference both in gripping the rim and arm setup. There is a set of 4 with cartridges on ebay right now for £16 or best offer. A very good price. They aren't mine!
The next thing, which could be something else, is it looks like there is an outer cable making a big arch near the seatpost and i guess that is the rear brake cable. That needs reducing to the minimum required to get from the last cable guide to the stop for the rear brake. That excessive arch will reduce the capability of the brake.
The rear setup isn't pictured but i beleive the rear cable stop is a nice chunky thing welded to the frame. This is a good thing and i would suggest making sure the front cable stop, at the headset, doesn't flex. Any excessive flex in a canti setup will not get a good result.
I don't know what make of cable you have but don't cheap out on the cables. Always use quality cable(inner and most defintely outer), like Jagwire, purchased from a reputable source.
@Ugo51 - disregard this next bit. You have to have a particular type of canti and parts to do this.
Also; you can use gear cable as a straddle wire(again buy quality stainless) which forms better through the hanger and reduces some take up you get with thicker straddle wires. It won't snap.
All of the above will help alot.
Fat squishy pads are no good and stop you from being able to angle the arms so they can make an optimal angle with the straddle cable. Swissstop BXP pads in cartridges will make a big difference both in gripping the rim and arm setup. There is a set of 4 with cartridges on ebay right now for £16 or best offer. A very good price. They aren't mine!
The next thing, which could be something else, is it looks like there is an outer cable making a big arch near the seatpost and i guess that is the rear brake cable. That needs reducing to the minimum required to get from the last cable guide to the stop for the rear brake. That excessive arch will reduce the capability of the brake.
The rear setup isn't pictured but i beleive the rear cable stop is a nice chunky thing welded to the frame. This is a good thing and i would suggest making sure the front cable stop, at the headset, doesn't flex. Any excessive flex in a canti setup will not get a good result.
I don't know what make of cable you have but don't cheap out on the cables. Always use quality cable(inner and most defintely outer), like Jagwire, purchased from a reputable source.
@Ugo51 - disregard this next bit. You have to have a particular type of canti and parts to do this.
Also; you can use gear cable as a straddle wire(again buy quality stainless) which forms better through the hanger and reduces some take up you get with thicker straddle wires. It won't snap.
All of the above will help alot.
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