Raleigh brake bosses on backwards?
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Are you sure they are canty bosses and not u-brake bosses? They would be at different locations on the stays and the brake would not line up with the rims. I suppose it's possible that there may have been some cantilever with a different spring that would have required the hole in a different location on the brake stud.
Are they removable bosses? I've seen a couple of frames where the spring holes are in a separate plate from the brake boss itself. Obviously it's possible to fit the plate in the wrong place if someone doesn't know what they're doing.
That said Raleigh ones are usually welded/bonded on. You could use something like XC Pro/Dia Compe cantis that don't use the spring hole if that's the case.
That said Raleigh ones are usually welded/bonded on. You could use something like XC Pro/Dia Compe cantis that don't use the spring hole if that's the case.
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I've seen a couple of old French touring bikes that used this style of brake boss.
If the post and thread are of standard dimensions, your best bet is probably to use one of the designs of canti that doesn't make use of the spring hole. Dia Compe 986 is one example. SunTour Superbe Pro is another.
If the post and thread are of standard dimensions, your best bet is probably to use one of the designs of canti that doesn't make use of the spring hole. Dia Compe 986 is one example. SunTour Superbe Pro is another.
