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For function, avoid " low profile " models of cantilever....
Shimano invented this new problem of " trail clearance " for the brake ( forgetting there was an even more sticky-outy component behind the brake called a " leg " ). Wide or " normal " profile cantis...
have a much better leverage and stopping power than the low-profile ( or, closer to the rims ) cantis.
One of the great ironies of poorly performing " low profile " cantis was that about 2 or 3 years after they were introduced Shimano launched their ( ripped off of Marinovate ) V brakes; making them seem like an even greater brake than the humble cantilever. :roll:
Shimano invented this new problem of " trail clearance " for the brake ( forgetting there was an even more sticky-outy component behind the brake called a " leg " ). Wide or " normal " profile cantis...
have a much better leverage and stopping power than the low-profile ( or, closer to the rims ) cantis.
One of the great ironies of poorly performing " low profile " cantis was that about 2 or 3 years after they were introduced Shimano launched their ( ripped off of Marinovate ) V brakes; making them seem like an even greater brake than the humble cantilever. :roll: