Cantilever Bike Frames
10-06-20, 04:52 AM
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Cantilever Bike Frames
I love the appeal of a cantilever bike frame compared to the diamond one. How about you guys? More often I see a lot of diamond frames, is this because of its efficiency? Care to share your thoughts. Thanks bikers 
10-06-20, 04:59 AM
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I'm not sure what you mean by cantilever bike frame. Can you offer an example?
10-06-20, 06:20 AM
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This is what Wiki describes as a cantilever frame. The seatstays continuing to the downtube is apparently what makes it cantilever.
10-06-20, 06:31 AM
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"Cyclists", thanks. Not "Bikers". Cyclists gracefully meld with their environment. Cyclists prefer to pedal around the world in synchronicity with the planet. Bikers are the circus clowns of motorsports.
10-06-20, 06:39 AM
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10-06-20, 07:27 AM
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Cantilever implies that it is supported at only one end; therefore this would be a cantilever frame:
10-06-20, 07:31 AM
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The "cantilever" frame design is an aesthetic flourish, not a structural improvement. If you like how it looks, go for it.
10-06-20, 07:40 AM
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10-06-20, 10:01 AM
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Thanks guys for the comments. And yeah cyclists not bikers - I stand corrected, thanks!
Yeah you guys are right, cantilevers are aesthetically good but not so with its efficiency. Btw, what is UCI Legal?
Yeah you guys are right, cantilevers are aesthetically good but not so with its efficiency. Btw, what is UCI Legal?
10-06-20, 10:39 AM
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10-06-20, 01:04 PM
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I know a lot of mountain bikers. Don't know one mountain cyclist.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biker
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biker
10-06-20, 02:04 PM
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Huh. I read "cantilever frame" as a frame with bosses for cantilever brakes. My mistake.
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10-06-20, 02:18 PM
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^^^ You could still be right! OP has yet to explain what he means by "cantilever frame." 
10-12-20, 05:30 AM
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10-12-20, 07:51 AM
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If the intent of the discussion is aimed at opinions about frames with cantilever brakes...mine is that I don't care for them. I'd never ridden or used CL brakes until very recently. The college aged kid of a neighbor friend...who I actually got into cycling as off-season training for his varsity sport at school (he's on the Yale Rowing squad)...asked me to give his bike a 'once over' before he headed back to school. It's a road bike with CL brakes. He'd asked me specifically to "check and adjust the brakes." I put it on the work stand, and adjusted them to the same tolerance I do for caliper brakes. When I finished, and took it for a short ride down the block...WHOA!!! What the hell is that shudder!?!?!? I mean it's scary, and so prevalent that using the front brakes isn't comforting. Looking into it more...including here in the BFs...I discovered that it's inherent to the design. Only changing to smaller pads reduced it enough to be able to use the front brakes lightly to slow down in turns. Otherwise it's all rear braking. Then I discovered that a shorter cable stop arm greatly reduces the shudder to the point they can be used more regularly. Unfortunately there wasn't time before the kid's departure for school to effect the repair. So, it'll be done when he brings the bike home from school. Anyway...I just don't care for that style. Maybe if I was a 'cross rider I'd find them more appealing.
Also...concur with the sentiments a above about cyclist vs. biker. WRT those who ride mountain bikes...I dunno. I just know that "bikers" are the people who ride motorcycles. Maybe mountain/cyclo/gravel/BMX cyclists should just be called 'riders.'
Dan
Also...concur with the sentiments a above about cyclist vs. biker. WRT those who ride mountain bikes...I dunno. I just know that "bikers" are the people who ride motorcycles. Maybe mountain/cyclo/gravel/BMX cyclists should just be called 'riders.'
Dan
