Well, my first suggestion to you would be to track down some Canti to V-brake adapters and switch to Vs, will make a world of difference. An even better option would be to find a used steel fork with disc brake tabs of the right A2C for that bike and run a disc upfront, V in back - this setup works a treat for older bikes, disc brake on the front puts the power where it's actually needed.
Unless you love drop bars, I'd move to a nice, wide flat/low rise bar and appropriate stem, also kind of a necessary of sorts if you go to Vs and Disc, unless you get some mechanical Brifters, which as far as I'm aware are only had in lower end stuff.
Depending on what width rims it came with, maybe a rebuild of the wheels with wider rims and if they'll fit some 40-45mm tyres like a WTB Nano or some such.
March 22, 2022, 8:12 a.m. - Lynx .
Well, my first suggestion to you would be to track down some Canti to V-brake adapters and switch to Vs, will make a world of difference. An even better option would be to find a used steel fork with disc brake tabs of the right A2C for that bike and run a disc upfront, V in back - this setup works a treat for older bikes, disc brake on the front puts the power where it's actually needed. Unless you love drop bars, I'd move to a nice, wide flat/low rise bar and appropriate stem, also kind of a necessary of sorts if you go to Vs and Disc, unless you get some mechanical Brifters, which as far as I'm aware are only had in lower end stuff. Depending on what width rims it came with, maybe a rebuild of the wheels with wider rims and if they'll fit some 40-45mm tyres like a WTB Nano or some such.