Super new to this, but I understand that cantilever brakes are usually a pain to adjust when p ur ring new brake pads on…wondering if these Shimano ones that came stock on this bike are any more annoying than others and if so, what brakes would be an affordable upgrade?
by FlashyTheme5391
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Upgrade to some mini V brakes for way better braking
Tektro Oryx.
They’re not that hard to set up, it’s just less fucking around to set up v-brakes. I would at least try it before you turf them and spend a bunch of money on new brakes and levers. Well adjusted basic cantis with nice Koolstop pads stop as well as any other rim brake. I find it easiest to have the lever barrel adjuster unscrewed about 2/3rds of the way out while I’m setting the pads and centring the calipers, having the pads just touching the rim. Then I screw the barrel adjuster back in to remove cable tension so that the pads just clear the rim without rubbing.
You have to get new levers for a V-brake set up. So if your levers and shifters are combined, you’re looking at a fairly expensive upgrade.