Early Club Tour rims

[AdrianStone]

I've seen a number of early Club Tours with Mavic T261 rims, so I gather they must have worked OK with the cantilever brakes?  I ask as my LBS tells me the front wheel which sports a Mavic T261 is too wide for the brakes to work effectively, not even if I switch to a V brake.  Opinions?

Thank you

[B cereus]

I guess this relates to your earlier post about an ineffective front cantilever brake. Have you tried lowering the straddle wire as I suggested? Doing so shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes, and it’s the simplest, cheapest and probably the most effective thing you could do.

I own a Club tour of similar vintage to yours. It has the same Shimano cantilever brakes as yours and has Mavic T261 rims. The only difference is that mine has drop bar levers but there’s more than enough stopping power to get the rear wheel off the ground.

I think I'd be looking for another LBS.

[AdrianStone]

Thanks for the reply, and yes it is.  I've felt a bit caught between the advice here and the LBS.

Back to the LBS today to explain my concerns, they're going to look again at simpler solutions.

Thank you for the advice again, it is appreciated

[mickeg]

I've seen a number of early Club Tours with Mavic T261 rims, so I gather they must have worked OK with the cantilever brakes?  I ask as my LBS tells me the front wheel which sports a Mavic T261 is too wide for the brakes to work effectively, not even if I switch to a V brake.  Opinions?

Thank you

Let us know how wide the rims are (outside, not inside width), as I have never heard of such an issue.

Most brake pads can be adjusted for width by how the washers are placed on the pad.