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Avid Shorty Ultimate Cantilever Brake

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Offering the ultimate balance of power, control and weight, the Avid Rim Brake Shorty is a cyclocross brake that can be adjusted to a wide or narrow stance and has an open design for mud.

- Large centre hole and thin wall design allows use without removal of cones and locknuts

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Product Reviews (2)

Overall Product Rating 4.5 / 5

Superb

By Cheyni Saville

31 Jul 2022

5 / 5

I recommend this product

ConsSome people might find it a bit of work to set up.

ProsBeautiful, loads of adjustment option, great braking performance

Took a bit of fiddling to get them set up (read the manual). Now they are set up, they give a silent progressive reassuring braking action.

Beautifully made

By Richard Norris

14 May 2019

4 / 5

I recommend this product

ConsMeasure your bike carefully if old

ProsLight, stylish

Lovely piece of kit. I may have to do a small amount of work on it to get it to fit my elderly frame with quite narrow forks but it really is a very nice stylish brake with lots of adjustment.

Questions & Answers (6)

What levers pair with these?

By Rob

27 Mar 2023

Building a '95 Kona and using cantilever brakes. What lever would pair with these?

SJS Customer Service:

Hi
Thank you for your enquiry, a set of levers like our item number 43092 Shimano Sora BL-R3000 Flat Bar Caliper Brake Levers would work with these brakes.
Kind Regards. JP 28/03/23

Do you sell a straddle cable that fits.

By cheyni saville

31 Jul 2022

I have tried a couple of different pear nipple gear cables, both I had to file to fit

SJS Customer Service:

Sadly we do not stock the official SRAM spare part as the UK distributor does not import it.

JK 03.08.22

wheel, brake and frame compatibility

By Geraint Edwards

28 May 2020

I am looking at these brakes to go with wheels (24923) to upgrade my old Cannondale t700. Brake mounts are 78mm and 83mm apart (centre to centre) - my tyres are probably c. 32mm

Would they be compatible with these brakes in the narrow setting?

SJS Customer Service:

Hi, without attempting to fit we can't say for sure but we would expect them to be fine. Thanks

Spare brake shoes and pads

By Graeme

04 Mar 2020

When trying to get the old pads out one of the little threaded pins stripped and I don't want to use it in case it falls out. So I'm looking for both the brake shoes as well as pads which I am hoping can be sourced from SJS. Really don't want to cough up 100 quid for new brake pads by buying a whole new set of brakes!

SJS Customer Service:

We sell Avid Shorty Ultimate Cantilever Brake Blocks already, (SJS Cycles part number : 39560)

Recommended STI

By Futuretourer

18 Oct 2017

Would you recommend Shimano STI's for these? Or would I be better served by buying Sram instead?

SJS Customer Service:

Hi,

Both Shimano STI levers and Sram levers will be absolutely fine for use with these brakes so you can just choose which levers you would prefer.

Thanks.

Cantilever Brakes

By Paul Miller

06 Apr 2016

I have a 20 year old tourer with quite a narrow fork, and am looking to replace the front brake. I'm looking at the Avid Shorty 4 or Shorty Ultimate but need some reassurance that the brake would work without snagging the tyre, which is the issue with come other brakes I was hoping to fit, even at the limit of the setting. The pivot centres are 70mm apart and I'm running a Mavic A319 rim, which I think is 25mm wide. Any suggestions? Thanks in anticipation.

SJS Customer Service:

Hi,

After inspecting the Avid Shorty Ultimate brakes it does appear that they will fit and work with your bike without fowling on the tyre, but without having your bike here there is no way I can say for definite I'm afraid.

Thanks.