Shorty Ultimate

Brand: Avid

Top-end Avid cyclocross cantilever brake (introduced around 2010). Preset narrow position (more power, ~80 deg) or wide position (more mud clearance, ~120 deg). Anodised aluminium arms, bushing pivot, road-type cartridge pads (SwissStop). 77 g per wheel without pads. Cantilever/road pull. Approximate years.