I'm usually pretty good with brakes, but the ones on my
recently-acquired 1984 Dawes Super Galaxy tourer* are vexing me.
They're the original "Deerhead" ****mano cantilevers. They don't seem to
have any spring tension adjustment. The springs are in the correct
holes, but I need to have a huge amount of slack in the cable or else
the right front pad rubs on the rim.
They're good stoppers, so I don't want to change them unless I have to.
Ideas?
thanks,
Stewart
*: it's a beaut: 531ST frame, Sun Tour Cyclone gears, Maillard hubs and
Brooks saddle.
