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I love old cantis, I've got some antique ones coming in the post, don't know if I can make them work efficiently (I now have a massive steep hill on my commute).
I’ve never managed to get cantis working to the level that I’d like, so I have a disc up front on my all rounder bike with a canti on the back. That said, fitting some Kool Stop salmon pads made a big difference so they might be worth trying.
Momentum
Thanks!
The groupset is a puzzle I'm unable to crack at the moment. I'm always doing a bit of a dog 's dinner with components. I mix everything, Shimano, Campag, whatever's in the box, on sale, etc...
But I welcome guidance, my constraints / contradictory wishes are:
-I'd like to go with silver components
-I've got a brand new SRAM Rival crankset, in black
-I really want to use the Nitto bars on the picture, with these sweet non-aero Dura Ace brake levers.
-I hate (aesthetically) V brakes, I don't mind mini-Vs (have some brand new ones in a box, Shimano ones,quite like the look of them but they are black). I love old cantis, I've got some antique ones coming in the post, don't know if I can make them work efficiently (I now have a massive steep hill on my commute). Some old Shimano Deore from the early 90s tempt me a lot too.
-speaking of Deore, I forgot to bid on a rear long cage XT vintage derailleur tonight. But I'd love to find another one.
-front derailleur: something silver, top pull, nice?
-the wheelset on the photo is the one I'm likely to use, hubs are Hope, Shimano 10 speed compatible.
What a mess!