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[Closed] What are these old cantilever brakes?

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Anyone know? They were off a 1990's cross bike, can't see makers name other than they have Koolstop pads. They are very light ally red anodised. Cheers


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:23 pm
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They look like Curve cantilevers BUT they were widely copied so they might be copies instead.


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:24 pm
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See here for Curve cantilevers http://www.bikepro.com/products/brakes/brakecanti/curve.shtml

They made them for Kona bikes too but not in purple IIRC.

I think yours are copies. Will probably work as well as any other cantis with the Koolstop pads though.


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:28 pm
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I had those in blue!

Were some cheap brand, trying to remember the name! !

Bought them because they were blue and cheap.... Didn't care how/if they worked well. Lol

Put them on a Popcorn Blizzard frame! Happy days!


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:29 pm
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Look like Grafton copies. Plenty of them around in the mid 90s.


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:33 pm
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Pretty sure they're Tektros.


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 6:55 pm
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Tektro! That's the ones!

As said though, there were probably many other bands out there.
Mine were definitely Tektro branded though.:-)


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 7:01 pm
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Yep, tekro- I have some in silver.


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 7:09 pm
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Thanks all for letting us know


 
Posted : 27/12/2016 7:21 pm