Paconi "kid carrier" touring build, now 1x10 commuter, now 1x10 gravel bike.

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Tijs in reply to @Verbs_&_Nouns

wider rims like the H+Son’s give the brakes less mechanical advantage and poor braking.

Highly doubt it.

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Verbs_&_Nouns in reply to @Tijs
From my experience, the wider rim, such as the H+Son made the brake arms sit angled down, even with the spacers swapped around to the narrowest setting. Changing the rims to narrower ones allowed the arms to sit better and work better.

It’s also discussed here:

https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/cantilever-threaded-post-brake-service

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Tijs in reply to @Verbs_&_Nouns

the wider rim, such as the H+Son made the brake arms sit angled down

My assumption was this was corrected for. I can see your point now.

I just went from 16mm internal width rims to 25mm, on a 90's frame. No issues. Canti stud spacing must've been enough to accommodate for that I guess. Or the brakes themselves.

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