V Brakes posts for a Klunker

[deorman]

p.s.

In my estimation rim brakes are inferior in a couple of ways to a good hub brake, especially off-road, regardless of type (i.e., disc-drum-roller vs. caliper-canti-rod), but bad (cheap or mis-matched) hub brakes are the worst. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

 

[alecw35]

I used to have Weinmann Vanquier centre pull brakes on my Carlton Corsair racer. They were ok. Bike was about 10 years old when I had it in the late 80s.
I had quite a lot of old bike parts. Had Weinmann, Shimano, and Mafac racer centre pull brakes. The Shimano ones didn't seem very well made. Mafac were a little better made than Weinmann. I never used the Mafacs on a bike tho. Just never got round to building a suitable bike. Pads were hard as nails, as they were probably over 20 years old. I think the Cantilever type pads, with the plain unthreaded stud, would suit them.

 

[mikeeebikey]

look you're not keeping this the original build, why not try a pitbull brake, see them on the Bay for 20 to 50 dollars all the time.