V-brakes to replace cantis? and purple stuff?

[jam1e]

Is there any reason I can't swap the cantis on my (well, soon to be mine - cheers floyd!) 94 kona Fire Mountain with P2s for v-brakes? I remember doing the same thing on my old klein but obviously that had different forks.

And does anyone know of a site selling lots of purple anodized kit?!

 

[Augustus]

And does anyone know of a site selling lots of purple anodized kit?!

This one!



No reason re brakes. Canti levers will be a little spongy on v brake arms though.

 

[cchris2lou]

and you will need cable hanger .

 

[jam1e]

But V brakes and levers will work ok? I thought they would but read about "v-brake stops" on frames and now I'm confused!

 

[guybe]

You can run v-brakes on Kona if you have the seatpost rear canti clamp, I have attached a photo below to see how it can be run, I think you have to make adjustment on the canti clamp by drilling a bigger hole from one side or have an extra cable stop brazed on top tube if you are going to have frame resprayed.

 

[David Gibson]

purple stuff

Here's an auction for some levers and brakes if you want to get a jump start on the purple components:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Grafton-Speed-Contr ... 286.c0.m14