A cantilever or “canti” is a rim brake with the brake caliper arms mounted onto bosses on the fork blades and seat stays. A separate caliper on each side, with lever arms angled outwards.

Best stock up now, because you get the feeling it won't be long before cantilever brakes will have squealed to a juddering, heart-in-mouth halt for the last time. Cyclocross bike with cantilever ...

Many old wide-profile cantilever brakes from companies like Dia Compe and Polygon came with doubled-ended straddle cables. ... When our local bike shop was out of double-ended straddle cables for our ...

When it comes to disc brakes for road bikes, two-piston brakes dominate the market, however, British outfit Hope has turned the braking power up to 11 - well actually, four - with its RX4 caliper.

Disc brakes do indeed allow for one-finger braking, but if you value the simple elegance of the bicycle above all else, the only finger they’re giving you is the middle one. Filed to: Bike Safety ...