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Really? Won’t there be a lot less leverage due to the longer cable pull? I assumed that was why v-brakes callipers are so long compared to cantis
AlexD-
Pull harder.
You can use canti-levers for V-brakes, but your wheels need to be absolutely true so you can run the blocks only a fraction of a mm off the rim.
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Well, the v brake lever has a larger cable pull than a canti one, so you lose a bit of “modulation” but that’s much better than running the opposite setup like ffm describes.
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With V-brake levers on Cantis, you just end up with a very short lever throw. Some people like it because it gives your brakes are a very on-off feel.
With Canti levers on V-Brakes, you end up with too much lever throw, sometimes reaching the bar before the brakes have fully engaged the rim.
ffm
Simba
JVBulman
You can use V brake levers for canti brakes. But not the other way around.