I don't see any reason in theory why having the canti bosses mounted unconventionally inboard should compromise brake performance all else being equal. The further in the pivots are, the less of a sweeping down motion the pads should make relative to the rim allowing easier squarer contact between pad and rim.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham Washington USA
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:08 PM, David Snyder <dddd@pacbell.net> wrote:
> There's tire clearance, and then there's tire clearance as when trying to
> remove a wheel with fat tire and narrow rim.
>
> Most caliper brakes offer limited QR opening while canti's are almost
> limitless if the brazed studs are placed with normal spacing.
>
> Oversized calipers would also seem to become relatively heavy and/or flexy
> at some point versus canti's.
>
> David Snyder
> Auburn, CA usa
>
>
> ----- Original Messages -----
>
> > brakes specified for other reasons than fender/tire clearance and loaded
> tou
> > ring?
> > Lou Deeter, Orlando FL USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Canti's are the preferred cross brake. Up north and out west the mud
> clearence comes in handy. In FL not so much.
>
> Jonathan Greene
> Oviedo FL
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