“I’ve got some Tekro Mini V’s for sale – £15 posted for front and rear with partially worn pads if you want some cross rim brakes which work!!
Can do pics tonight if you’re interested…”
I’d be interested. I’ve emailed.
On brake issues, there’s great stuff from Sheldon Brown on setting up cantilevers. The basic thing to take is that you want to have the connector bit (don’t know technical term) that joins the canti wires to the actual cable, set very low – at or below the crown of the fork) so that the canti wire has a shallow angle to it. This gives more of the right type of force to the canti arms, which in turn should be sat horizontal to the ground. I thought it all sounded overly technical, but after an age b*ggering about with mine I have to say its made a real difference. Also the pads are important. I find that Kool Stop Salmon work very well.