I beg to differ. To those of us who grew up in the days when the choice was between crappy single pivots which you could never keep centered, and the woefully floppy centrepulls, cantilevers were absolutely brilliant. And they are still not bad. Quite happy to have them on the tourer.
Entry level V- brakes OTH have the potential to be utterly lethal. Yokes made of pressed steel that will bend and let the noodle slid through as soon as you look at it. No, No, No !
I accept this response. I spoke without caution.
The bike with the Cantis that I was working on is a circa 1990 rigid MTB (now relegated to horsing around).
When it was new the brakes were a revelation. I accept that. I was astounded at their capability in comparison to what went before.
However... I now find a good V-Brake infinitely superior and much easier to set up and maintain. Much, much, much easier.
I also like the caliper jobs on my light road bike because they are up to the job and look yummy and are equally easy to set up and adjust.
I begrudgingly like hydraulic discs because as a late convert to their use on a hardtail MTB, I regret to say that they are peerless.
Cantis are not a sin or a crime or the other thing I said... But I hate setting them up, hate fiddling with them and hate removing wheels past them.
Is that any better?