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What cantilever brakes are compatible with Surly Pugsley 100mm front fork? I just purchased a Surly Pugsley project bike. The front hub isn't set up for a disc brake so I'm looking to install a cantilever brake. It has 65mm large marge rims. I've scoured the internets and haven't found a recommendation for non disc brakes for the pugsley. What cantilever brakes are compatible/recommended for use with Surly Pugsley 100mm front fork and the larger marge rim?

Any medium-profile or low-profile cantilever brakes should work on the Pugsley; so long as you're using the Large Marge rims the effective cantilever post to rim spacing should be basically the same as a normal bike. The default spacing for most cantilever bosses is 80mm for use with a ~25mm wide rim. On the Pugsley the bosses are spaced 120mm for a 65mm rim.

The Shimano "link wire" style straddle cables will almost certainly be too short, For clearance, with whatever brake you use I'd plan on making it work with a high-quality yoke and a long straddle cable, as used on a wide-profile cantilever. You might even be most successful dialing in your own using a set of cable knarps.

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