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Brakeless fork mod (final pics 13th)
oldschoolace:
Having bought myself this for Christmas i soon find myself missing a front brake :(
I really wanted the forks to match the frame but in their wisdom WTP only did a brakeless fork for this model.
As some of you will recall i mused the idea of mounting removable brake mounts on two seat clamps so i could run a U brake and not have to drill the forks for a weak traditional caliper.
The tapered forks measure 32mm around the area where a brake would sit and after hours of fruitless searching for seat clamps chunky enough to drill and tap for the brake mounts i decided it would be better to make my own :D
Spent a pleasant afternoon in work not actually working but pissing around with some recycled plastic samples i got sent for a job a while back ;)
This is the prototype (sorry for the bobbins pics)
and mounted in place on the fork with the brake offered up for fit
Pretty pleased how it came out. There is plenty of clearance for the tyre and even the plastic prototype gripped well when tightened up :D
Ordering some T6 aluminium tonight and hoping to get them done next week, stay tuned ;D
Darren KAP:
:daumenhoch: can't beat a head scratching project :4_17_5: can't wait to see the finished job :daumenhoch:
Jaymz:
cracking idea, but begs a question, obviously the plastic is bendy and opened up around the fork to do the single point up at the back, how is this going to translate to metal?
The only way i can see this working is if the clamp is two peices [kinda like the DC clamps] with the mount on one piece with countersunk holes on either side of the mount for the bolt heads to sit in and tapped holes on the other piece on either side
bobbbbsy:
cant see it lasting long in plastic or ally ! brake lugs are hardcore for a reason! braze ons ?
Dannywhac:
Great idea :) But there's a couple of things - ally won't last too long if you're gonna ride hard, and more importantly you need a bridge that connects the two lug clamps over the wheel otherwise they'll move away from the wheel after a few brakes I reckon.
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