Originally Posted by
daniell
They are low end Shimano brakes. I once tried a higher end brake and the reach came up short. The bike certainly is not worth spending for Paul brakes. It is a Giant ATX 770. The triple crankset needs to be replaced. I was thinking of making it into a 1 X chainring.
low end can be ok
STX RC cantilever brakes on an ATX 760 - they work very well
Kool Stop pads replaced the original pads that were hard (and fortunately don’t squeal as some Kool Stop pads will)
shown with 1.75 tires - but as mentioned above the clearance is generous and will accept tires in excess of 2.0
please note - I believe you can use something like a ‘travel agent’ or similar (?) if you desire to pair linear brakes (‘V brakes/whatever) with brake levers that have a pull designed for cantilever brakes