Which Cantilever brakes to purchase?

[531colin]

.................I also had another look at my collection of worn brake blocks. I'm now thinking that at least some of the issues have been with the OE BR-AT50 shoes which are maybe simply not strong enough; I reckon the holder can distort near where the post attaches................

Should be pretty easy to either prove or disprove, just by swapping shoes between brakes? And it would be one tiny step to a better understanding!

[Brucey]

was looking at the current shimano offering today; the BR-R550, as fitted to the current Dawes Galaxy. It looks OK to me, for a canti that has a middling stickout. Pad mountings are offset so the front brake should gain and the rear loses a little which is OK by me. They won't fit every frame because the leading edge of the cartridge front pad is behind the fork.

I have no idea why they are £18 a pair in Germany and about double that here though....

I am checking my brake shoes some more....

cheers