My personal preference is for “traditional” cantilever rim brakes, as opposed to the linear pull “V brakes” which are far more common. I have several reasons for this preference (beyond mere snobbishness that is) but I think I will leave that for a separate article, perhaps with a title like “V Brakes are Evil”. However, despite being cantilever-centric, much of this article is also applicable to V Brakes; in particular the section on adjustment techniques.
