Brifters + Canti's - adjustment barrel lacking

Bryan wrote:

Neil Brooks wrote:

My Cannondale T2000 tourer has Ultegra brifters and Shimano (probably
BR-550) front canti's. The front pads are wearing. Looked for an
adjusting barrel to take up some slack. I don't have one . . .
anywhere.

Quoting Sheldon (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html):
"A very few bicycles are actually supplied without adjusting barrels
for the brakes. These are usually bicycles which have frames intended
for use with upright handlebars, but have had drop handlebars
installed as an afterthought. (Brake levers for upright bars usually
contain adjusters; those for drop bars usually don't.) This is not
acceptable, and you should not accept a bicycle which does not have
adjusters; it is a very minor task to install them, for any competent
bicycle shop."


Isn't this a fairly common cyclocross setup? (canti + drops)

"Cantis + drops" is, indeed, the usual setup for cyclocross.

The point I was making is that if the designer and mechanic are
COMPETENT, there WILL be adjusting barrels installed for both brakes.

If there are no adjusting barrels provided, the bike is dangerous and
defective. Nobody should accept such incompetence.

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Neil Brooks wrote:
My Cannondale T2000 tourer has Ultegra brifters and Shimano (probably
BR-550) front canti's. The front pads are wearing. Looked for an
adjusting barrel to take up some slack. I don't have one . . .
anywhere.

"Bill Sornson" wrote
Quoting Sheldon (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html):
"A very few bicycles are actually supplied without adjusting barrels
for the brakes. These are usually bicycles which have frames intended
for use with upright handlebars, but have had drop handlebars
installed as an afterthought. (Brake levers for upright bars usually
contain adjusters; those for drop bars usually don't.) This is not
acceptable, and you should not accept a bicycle which does not have
adjusters; it is a very minor task to install them, for any competent
bicycle shop."

Bryan wrote:
Isn't this a fairly common cyclocross setup? (canti + drops)

Yes, it is. Inline adjusters have become very standard on
cross bikes.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Bill Sornson wrote:
JFTR, I did not write anything quoted above.


I'm sorry to have repeatd the attrribution error.
oops.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi wrote:
Bill Sornson wrote:
JFTR, I did not write anything quoted above.


I'm sorry to have repeatd the attrribution error.
oops.

I don't believe you DID repeat it, Andrew (not that I can see at least);
just Bryan.

No biggie...