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Shimano Altus BR-CT91 Cantilever Brake - Silver

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- Alloy cantilever brakes with a polished silver finish, ideal for mountain, cyclo-cross, and touring bikes
- Come complete with Shimano brake blocks
- Spring tension adjuster for easy brakeset-up
- Side mount brake pads for easy pad replacement

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Product Reviews (2)

Overall Product Rating 5 / 5

Good product.

By Ken Vernon

10 Nov 2022

5 / 5

I recommend this product

Very pleased with this item. Fitting no problem and used the shoes that came with the cantilever. Braking much improved. Thank you.

Very Good Brakes

By Anonymous

20 Oct 2014

5 / 5

I recommend this product

Consfor the price, nothing.

ProsGood design, easy set up, good braking performance

These are very good, inexpensive, well designed brakes, and for a cantilever brake easy to set up. Performance with Salmon Kool Stops is equivalent to a V Brake set up. I use these on a 1990s 531 steel framed bike which has a narrow fork crown. I have tried a number of different cantilever brakes on this frame over the years, and nothing I've tried is as good. It's well worth considering buying the Tacx Brake Shoe Tuner TL4580 to get the best set up.

Questions & Answers (6)

Would you recommend these brakes for a 27" to 700c conversion?

By Toby Everett

28 May 2020

SJS Customer Service:

The difference between the two is 4mm i terms of where the brake pads sit. We could not advise a particular brake without test fitting it.

Thanks - 28/05/20

Front, rear and wire

By Andrea

21 May 2020

Just to double check, I can use it for both front and rear brake and it includes the straddle linking wire?

SJS Customer Service:

The same brake can be front or rear, just swap the blocks over,according to an earlier reply we can confirm that this item does include the straddle wire. RT

Are the front and rear brake sets the same

By VIC

14 Jan 2020

SJS Customer Service:

Yes, it's only the way round the brake blocks are fitted that varies. RT 160120

Do these include the straddle wire?

By Ernst

20 Mar 2019

SJS Customer Service:

Hi
Thank you for your enquiry, we can confirm that this item does include the straddle wire.
Regards. 20/03/19

Can I replace Shimano Altus BR-CT90 brakes with these CT91 brakes as a straight swop? Thanks!

By Derry

13 Jan 2019

SJS Customer Service:

Yes these should be fine to swap for!

Thanks - 15/01/19

How Much Vertical Adjustment On Brake Centre

By Chris

10 Jun 2017

Hello,
How much vertical adjustment there is for the distance between the cantilever pivot and the brake block stem? What is the maximum length for this measurement?
Thanks,
Chris

SJS Customer Service:

Hi,

This brake has 10mm of adjustment from a length of 22mm to a maximum length of 32mm.

Thanks.