DiaCompe rode bike cantilever brakes
06-01-23, 02:55 PM
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DiaCompe rode bike cantilever brakes
Four tiny cantilevers with yokes, good condition, removed from a mid-1980s Miyata 210 mixte that had suffered an unfortunate front-end impact.
$35 $30 $25 shipped to the continental U.S. by USPS fixed rate mailer. Proceeds benefit local co-op.
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Good heavens, "rode bike" in the header, which can't be edited. I should know better than to try to multi-task at my age.
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It was rode. Right into something. I'm sure the brakes did their best, but that's the breaks. Pity - it's a pretty frame.
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Four tiny cantilevers with yokes, good condition, removed from a mid-1980s Miyata 210 mixte that had suffered an unfortunate front-end impact.
$35 shipped to the continental U.S. by USPS fixed rate mailer. Proceeds benefit local co-op.
I do not have Paypal or other electronic payment capabilities. Payment by snail mail, or suggest another alternative suitable to Luddites such as myself.
$35 shipped to the continental U.S. by USPS fixed rate mailer. Proceeds benefit local co-op.
I do not have Paypal or other electronic payment capabilities. Payment by snail mail, or suggest another alternative suitable to Luddites such as myself.
What's the current exchange rate on dollars and luddites?
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These are a necessity on old touring bikes with narrow fork boss spacing.
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Yes, they probably will not work on later mountain-ish bikes, but they should be just the ticket if you have one of these old "rode" frames.
I would be curious if @gugie might want to comment on whether these are used for modern conversions or whether they space the bosses to use more common brake sizes.
I would be curious if @gugie might want to comment on whether these are used for modern conversions or whether they space the bosses to use more common brake sizes.
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They look like Dia Compe 960 cantis, and came stock on a number of early 80s Japanese tourers.
06-01-23, 09:09 PM
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I put on my specs and turned on a bright light. I can see a tiny "09 84" but I would guess that is a date rather than a model number. Seems about right for the age of the bike.
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I just held one of these up next to an old Hard Rock. It seems a little small but the spacing is closer than I would have thought.
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Yes, they probably will not work on later mountain-ish bikes, but they should be just the ticket if you have one of these old "rode" frames.
I would be curious if @gugie might want to comment on whether these are used for modern conversions or whether they space the bosses to use more common brake sizes.
I would be curious if @gugie might want to comment on whether these are used for modern conversions or whether they space the bosses to use more common brake sizes.
These DC brakes were probably designed with a geometry to work around this issue.
At least, that's the story that makes sense to me.
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Better yet, join the Box o' Crap game and put them in there.
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Price drop.
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Price drop. One more time around for these mini cantilevers, and then they go back to the co-op inventory.
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These came on my Trek 720 and I'm guessing they were original equipment. I have the long pads on them and could probably flip that long wheel bike if I slammed on the brakes. The standard straddle cable is probably fine but depending on the cable length you can really dial in how twitchy or how smooth you want your brakes to be. They are probably one of the easiest Dia-Compe cantis to set the toe on.
Most definitely worth the asking price.
Most definitely worth the asking price.
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Yep.
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I gave a set to a member here who used them on a 1987 Trek 520. I always look at these brakes as kind of chintzy- but DC knew what they were doing and they're a lot more capable than I've given them credit for in the past.
That being said, I don't think I'd ever give up a set of M732 or XC Pro brakes for them.
That being said, I don't think I'd ever give up a set of M732 or XC Pro brakes for them.
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