A friend asked if I can help put fenders on his vintage Raleigh International… Not sure how this was set up originally (when I got it the brake cable was already off) but I’m pretty sure this was working fine before? The hanger will hit the frame about the same time the pads touch the wheels, but that will stop it before it has full stopping power…. I figure one solution would be to use a “cable knarp” to shorten the straddle cable… but I’m curious what happened or am I doing something wrong setting this up?
by bruski
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How long is the straddle cable in the front?
The original pads were wider from bolt to face of pad. You could use a spacer between pad and brake with a longer bolt. Shorter straddle wires existed but are hard to find