Exactly right. You don't see as much of that now, with even low-end bikes sporting "V-brakes" (or at least knockoffs), but when there was a lot of transitioning from the older cantilevers you had to be careful to get levers that were "V-Brake compatible"; that pulled enough cable.
They even manufactured a device called the "travel agent" which increased the cable-pull on older levers to allow their use with V-brakes.
Dunno if they still make 'em.
They even manufactured a device called the "travel agent" which increased the cable-pull on older levers to allow their use with V-brakes.
Dunno if they still make 'em.
