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Moose:

--- Quote from: S&MAlex on January 19, 2008, 09:15 PM ---Pashly still make "Classic" bikes with rod brakes, so parts are still avalable. Maybe try to get a whole Rod rig and make frame mounts for it all. You never know, you might even be able to make them WORK!

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It'll be difficult because the levers need to be at 90º to the bars, unless you make some bars with some serious sweep  :LolLolLolLol:

SaMAlex:

--- Quote from: Moose on January 19, 2008, 09:18 PM ---
--- Quote from: S&MAlex on January 19, 2008, 09:15 PM ---Pashly still make "Classic" bikes with rod brakes, so parts are still avalable. Maybe try to get a whole Rod rig and make frame mounts for it all. You never know, you might even be able to make them WORK!

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It'll be difficult because the levers need to be at 90º to the bars, unless you make some bars with some serious sweep  :LolLolLolLol:

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No, you just fit them right down the bars, like those Haro 2 finger plastic ones. Talking of brakes that never worked...!

Moose:
That'd work  :daumenhoch:  but instead of having a cam system, use the mount on the bar as a pivot point.

Also, instead of having a stirrup brake, run a rod to a pitbull?

SaMAlex:

--- Quote from: Moose on January 19, 2008, 09:27 PM ---
Also, instead of having a stirrup brake, run a rod to a pitbull?

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Now that is an amazing idea! Rigging a pitbull up with rods. That would be BMX with a middle ages twist, for sure.


That reminds me of a couple of things:

Some people use spokes for their stradle wire on 990s. I always liked that idea. zero flex,stretch or cable sag.

For a while I used ally tube for the outer cables of my upper and lower gyro cables. I got it from B&Q and it was a tiny bit larger than normal cable outer. It worked really well cos there was no outer cable compression. The problem was that it was hard to get the perfect curve to the tube (cable outer does it naturaly), and if (when) you crashed, the tube often got bent up and the brake didnt work at all!

darkersomeday:
more great idea's, ta!

i like the cable tubes idea, i might try and source some thin steel tubing and have it tacked onto the frame,

icould use a rod from the tube to pull a small bike chain i want to use as a straddle,


i've been toying with the idea of a double drive system too, if i get a flip-flop rsd/lsd hub and run a regular freewheel on the left side of it  will that enable me to run a drive system on both side?

ideally the frame would be butted together using old race bike butts but (lol) i'm not a frame builder so i figure i'll paint them on around the tube junctions,

lastly i want to chop both sides of the seatube out ala eastern grim reaper but a bit bigger,not to save weight i want to put something in there  :LolLolLolLol:
should i drill holes on each side and cut in between?

thanks again for all your suggestions

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