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by DPDISXR4Ti
August 22nd, 2013, 3:39 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

The rear canti brake on these frames is the only gripe point for me! The housing doesn't even get braced, the housing stops a few inches behind the head tube with a cable stop on the top tube, then the fully exposed brake cable runs the length of the top tube and through the donut to eventually pul...
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 15th, 2013, 10:22 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

the canti brakes just suck compared to the V's on the Cuda....and if I had the chance to ride a bike with disc I am sure I would feel the same about the v's. Evolution is funny that way! Yep! When I realized I wasn't going to be able to make things work with what I had in front of me I briefly cons...
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 15th, 2013, 10:27 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

Look how far around the backside of the seat tube the donut is welded on my A2L, a straight line through the opening points down to the rear derailleur! How can that be the proper angle for a center pull brake? Plus, the angle of the opening set against that interior edge of the donut acts like a r...
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 14th, 2013, 10:40 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

Okay, just ordered a straddle cable, carrier, and Surly hanger from Jenson, along with some other stuff I needed. I'll try to remember to come back and update this post w/ pics.
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 14th, 2013, 8:28 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

it's the perfect upgrade to the silly brake cable donut that came on most 'Cuda frames for the rear canti cable. Ah, I was just wondering about that "donut" yesterday - posted a pic of it in this thread where I was raising the same overall topic... http://forums.mtbr.com/brake-time/moving...
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 13th, 2013, 12:03 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Re: Rear Cantilever brake install

neo_pop_71 wrote:You can simply get a standard straddle cable and a seat post bolt cable stop like the one Surly makes.


This is what you are referring to, yes?

http://www.jensonusa.com/Surly-Brake-Hanger
by DPDISXR4Ti
August 13th, 2013, 9:59 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Rear Cantilever brake install
Replies: 19
Views: 30790

Rear Cantilever brake install

I've got a set of early 90's cantilever brakes that I'm trying to move over to my '94 A2E. The challenge I'm faced with is that the rear pivot fitting is designed to be mounted rather than floating. Just wondering if anyone has used this type of setup on one of these frames and how they did it. Here...
by DPDISXR4Ti
July 19th, 2013, 11:39 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Original A2E Seat-post?
Replies: 15
Views: 24946

Re: Original A2E Seat-post?

vpc66 wrote:That was my point..use seat binder hardware.


Ah, missed the point! Next visit to the LBS I'll see what they have. In the mean time, nut & bolt will suffice.
by DPDISXR4Ti
July 18th, 2013, 4:04 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Original A2E Seat-post?
Replies: 15
Views: 24946

Re: Original A2E Seat-post?

vpc66 wrote:Cheap bikes use a simple bolt and nut


Yea, but this wasn't a cheap bike when new! :mrgreen: Looks like a 1/4" x 1.5" bolt will do the trick. Stainless Allen head with a nylock nut is what I'll aim for.
by DPDISXR4Ti
July 18th, 2013, 1:04 pm
Forum: Serial Number Database
Topic: 1993 - 16" A2L (Limited) - A2L010162
Replies: 11
Views: 23876

Re: 1993 - 16" A2L (Limited) - A2L010162

My seatpost was butchered by the previous owner, I used my micrometer and it measured 29.93mm, so I'm calling it a 29.4 seatpost. Came across this thread while searching for info about seatposts. While your 29.93mm measurement sounds correct, I'm not so sure about your "rounding" to 29.4....