cantilever brake parts

[eddieo]

on my folder the front cantilever brake has a bit that is broken. I would call it a feral but I think the correct term is a noodle? are these easily obtainable?

Adjusting Direct-pull Cantilever Bicycle Brakes ("V-Brakes ®")

Sheldon's website shows what I am talking about...The "boot pulled away" pic shows the noddle?

 

[flecc]

That's actually a V brake like yours that uses a noodle, cantilever brakes are a different thing, one of the very rare times Sheldon has been a bit misleading.

I would have thought a decent cycle shop would have one around they could let you have, but I'm sure Shimano will list them.

Ferrule is usually only used for the outer cable termination cap which stops fraying etc.

P.S. I've looked it up now, here's the Shimano part numbers:

The standard 90 degree one is: Y-8AA 98070

A 135 degree long one is: Y-AA 98080

A 45 degree short one is: Y-AA 98120

The one you illustrate is 90 degrees of course.
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[eddieo]

Thanks Tony! can get one on Amazon for a couple of quid......

 

[flecc]

That's good, so long as they don't take ages to get it to you, a problem I find with some Amazon purchases.

Could be worth asking in a local bike shop, it's very likely they'll have one or two around after brake replacements.

 

[amigafan2003]

That's actually a V brake like yours that uses a noodle, cantilever brakes are a different thing, one of the very rare times Sheldon has been a bit misleading.

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Sorry to nit pick but Sheldon is right - they are cantilever brakes. There are two types of cantilever brakes - top pull and direct pull. Shimano trade marked the word "v-brake" for their version of the direct pull cantilever brake.

 

[flecc]

Sorry to nit pick but Sheldon is right - they are cantilever brakes. There are two types of cantilever brakes - top pull and direct pull. Shimano trade marked the word "v-brake" for their version of the direct pull cantilever brake.

True, indeed all the modern forms of rim brakes are cantilevers in the true sense of the word in language, but for many years the accepted practice in trade and cycling circles is to refer to the direct pull as V brakes and only the top pull as cantilever. It makes more sense and is obviouly much clearer that way, rather than the confusing way of classifying the two different types as the same thing as Sheldon did.

After all, rim brakes are still disc brakes in the language sense, the disc just being larger, but imagine the confusion if some started to call both disc.