Cycle magazine’s technical editor Richard Hallett reviews the Avid Shorty 6, Dia-Compe 999, Tektro CR720 and Shimano CX70 Cantilever brakes are the traditional stoppers for touring ... but they need ...

Best stock up now, because you get the feeling it won't be long before cantilever brakes will have squealed to a juddering, heart-in-mouth halt for the last time.

My 1999 Dawes Galaxy has Shimano Deore M65T cantilever brakes. Originally the brake blocks were the replaceable insert type but these are no longer available, so I have been using either Shimano M65T ...