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@Chaley
This is going to sound batshit, but I’ve found that if you run the blocks with a bit of clearance from the rims they work much better. The made up science is as follows;
With the blocks close to the rim when you pull the lever you are using the force in the ends of your fingers to apply the force you need to stop, this is fine to slow you down, a gentle tickle of the brake, but not so good to apply stopping force. For which you need the whole of your finger and hand to get involved, so running the blocks away from the rim gives a chance for the whole hand to join the SHIT! we’re really trying to stop with cantis game. (I run cantis on my commuter and I’m not dead yet, or maybe I am and this is heaven/hell)