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I really like the cantilevers on my touring bike but they do run out of puff at the extreme of hill and loaded panniers. I've enjoyed fannying about with brazing additional rack eyes and water bottle bosses onto the frame with some success. And on the frame builder parts supplier's website they have a braze-on disc mount. I've built plenty of tandems with a third 'drag brake', usually located on the stoker's bars, so within easy reach of both captain and stoker. So the principle would be the same. Using a friction gear lever allows the brake to be activated and left on, like a drag anchor, just to take the speed off. On a tandem it can also function as a quick parking brake and a rudimentary (low security) parking lock.
I have a spare left side down tube shifter, I have a braze-on down tube shifter boss, I want new wheels for it anyway (front built around a SON dynamo hub that's been waiting patiently). So I could built a regular rim brake rim onto a disc hub. Second hand cable discs are cheap as chips and run the cable straight under the bottom bracket to a stop on the left chain stay.
And yes, I could just fit V-brakes. I have a full set including compatible drop-bar brake levers, but I don't want to lose my loverly Cane Creeks wot are on there now.
No I don't care if it adds weight. Have you seen my gut?
I have a spare left side down tube shifter, I have a braze-on down tube shifter boss, I want new wheels for it anyway (front built around a SON dynamo hub that's been waiting patiently). So I could built a regular rim brake rim onto a disc hub. Second hand cable discs are cheap as chips and run the cable straight under the bottom bracket to a stop on the left chain stay.
And yes, I could just fit V-brakes. I have a full set including compatible drop-bar brake levers, but I don't want to lose my loverly Cane Creeks wot are on there now.
No I don't care if it adds weight. Have you seen my gut?