Change my brakes?

[velogirl]

bah! I'm reading this post asking myself "what' a travel agent?" see what a great resource I am?

I've always run cantis (Avids for a couple of years and then Pauls). We don't have to deal with much debris here in CA (mud, snow, leaves, etc) and rarely have a wet race. I've always found the stopping power of cantis to be more than sufficient, however I've found some brake pads are more grippy/powerful than others.

[wavedancer]

I have V-bakes on my newly-created Frankenbike. When we first changed over to the Shimano STI levers the brakes were very mushy and did not feel safely rideable. Since adding the Travel Agents they seem to work fine. They go for 15-20 dollars each, though, so it might be just as good to change over to the cantis. I wasn't able to use cantis on my frame 'cause there wasn't any room for the part that attaches to the seat tube.