Cantilever Brakes Question: Z-link Straddle Wire vs Cable Carrier?
Hi all.
The rookie is here again with another rookie question.
I'm doing cables & housings on a few 90's era bikes (all canti brakes) and some have the unified straddle wire (like a tektro z-link wire & shimano made them also) and others use the straddle-wire & cable carrier/hanger method.
Are there any technical, performance or durability advantages to one over the other?
It seems to this new guy like they just use different methods to do the exact same thing.
I will say the z-link wire method seems a lot simpler (way fewer parts) and appears to be easier to install and set up as well.
I'm wracking my brain but that's all I can come up with.
Any thoughts?
The rookie is here again with another rookie question.
I'm doing cables & housings on a few 90's era bikes (all canti brakes) and some have the unified straddle wire (like a tektro z-link wire & shimano made them also) and others use the straddle-wire & cable carrier/hanger method.
Are there any technical, performance or durability advantages to one over the other?
It seems to this new guy like they just use different methods to do the exact same thing.
I will say the z-link wire method seems a lot simpler (way fewer parts) and appears to be easier to install and set up as well.
I'm wracking my brain but that's all I can come up with.
Any thoughts?