Suntour XC Pro Cantilever Brakes
01-26-14, 01:37 PM
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Suntour XC Pro Cantilever Brakes
Is anyone using the Suntour XC Pro Canti Brakes?
I got a set, and was planning on replacing some DiaCompes- however they don't seem to have a traditional anchor. The cantis I'm familiar with have the spring that mounts to the hole on the canti stud platform and then the the unit pivots on the canti stud, and spring tension is maintained by being anchored to the unit and the canti stud platform.
The XC Pro brakes have the spring mounting to two sections of the brake unit. I can't quite figure out how the body of the unit is anchored to the frame.
I got a set, and was planning on replacing some DiaCompes- however they don't seem to have a traditional anchor. The cantis I'm familiar with have the spring that mounts to the hole on the canti stud platform and then the the unit pivots on the canti stud, and spring tension is maintained by being anchored to the unit and the canti stud platform.
The XC Pro brakes have the spring mounting to two sections of the brake unit. I can't quite figure out how the body of the unit is anchored to the frame.
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I like the way these adjust better than the traditional brakes you are thinking of.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
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I like the way these adjust better than the traditional brakes you are thinking of.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
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I've been using these brakes since they came out and love the adjustment cam system. It allows micro fine tuning of the spring balance. However, while DiaCompe used a smaller wrench, the XC Pro need a 19mm cone wrench to turn the cam. Also these brakes have fairly light springs, so be sure the posts are lubricated so differences in friction don't affect the balance.
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I like the way these adjust better than the traditional brakes you are thinking of.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
Bolt the brakes to the stud without fully tightening the bolt. Under the tape in your picture, there should be a place to use a 13mm wrench to adjust the tension. Once you have your tension where you want it, while still holding the wrench in place, fully tighten the bolt. This set up gives you almost infinite adjustment.
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Two brakes were missing a washer. I was able to swap washers around so that the rotating barrel guy was off the tension cap thing.
I should have noticed it sooner, but I couldn't figure out why two had nice springy action and two did not.
I should have noticed it sooner, but I couldn't figure out why two had nice springy action and two did not.
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