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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: zed4130 on April 25, 2007, 09:32 AM
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i got this front honbre .but i think something is missing ,as i cant seem to tighten it up anywere :'( please help ,as i think i have a part missing :-\ sorry the pic is crap :-\
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/rad401.jpg)
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Is it a front "specific" brake, or is it a universal one? I had a universal one and had to bin it cos they is the shits. If it is a front one, there seems to be a "barrel" missing, and the cable adjuster.
Ad :daumenhoch:
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It should look like this;
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y43/aditup2004/DSCF2682.jpg)
Sorry for the poor quality, my camera struggles to focus on shiney things.
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the bit were your barrel is mine has a very little hole ,the cbale fits through but i dont have the bit the other side were yours is clamped :-\
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I've one of those cable pinch bolts spare here if you want it paul?
lmk and i'll stick it in the post tomorrow.
:daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch: great cheers bri :daumenhoch:
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on it's way dude. :daumenhoch:
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ps seatclamp arrived safely yesterday. cheers for that. (and the freebies ;))
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on it's way dude. :daumenhoch:
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ps seatclamp arrived safely yesterday. cheers for that. (and the freebies ;))
:daumenhoch: no probs mate ,glad it arived safely ,thanks for the bolt :daumenhoch:
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Just hurry up and get it fixed up Paul......I wanna see if it works okay...........before i go and grab one of those plates and brakes :daumenhoch:
Gotta be better than the fooking useless Tektro caliper thing i've got at the mo! that thing wouldn't stop a thing! let along pull any kind of endo :-\
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Just hurry up and get it fixed up Paul......I wanna see if it works okay...........before i go and grab one of those plates and brakes :daumenhoch:
Gotta be better than the fooking useless Tektro caliper thing i've got at the mo! that thing wouldn't stop a thing! let along pull any kind of endo :-\
:LolLolLolLol: soon be done mate :daumenhoch:
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inpatient me??? ???
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Pickle - go and buy your front u brake setup. Thney are the bollocks. The only thing that came close was the Reaction Megabrake (a modified Boa).
You can't beat a front u brake :daumenhoch:
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Yeah i will do mate! gotta get one of those plates like Pauls and then a brake............looks like i can get the whole set up for about £20 give or take a few??
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cycle sport ltd, do a whole kit £19.99p
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...................And not too much tension on the springs - they only need enough to release the brake. The tighter the springs, the greater the effort needed at the lever and the more likely they are to twist out of shape ;)
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Thanks for the tip Bob :daumenhoch:
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Pickle, you will soon be nose-pickin with the best of them!
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You haven't seen me sitting in traffic then have you ;)
Cheers mate :daumenhoch:
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You'll love it. Compared to a caliper brake on the front, A U brake is a real treat. Light as a feather at the lever and strong as you like :)
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i think no brake at all would work better than the rubbish caliper thing i have on the front at the moment :D
Looking forward to being able to rip my spleen clean out just by pressing that right hand lever!! :daumenhoch:
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If you're fitting a brake plate and then bolting your Ubrake to it, be sure to secure the plate to the fork legs. Big fat cable ties will do it, or jubilee clips are better if you're not super fussy about a scratch or two.. This will remove all play from the setup and the brake will be 'on the button' :)
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no brakes :daumenhoch: another possible idea :daumenhoch: ::)
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If you're fitting a brake plate and then bolting your Ubrake to it, be sure to secure the plate to the fork legs. Big fat cable ties will do it, or jubilee clips are better if you're not super fussy about a scratch or two.. This will remove all play from the setup and the brake will be 'on the button' :)
great, me and rob was wondering about this :daumenhoch:
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Its worth doing. The plate I used to run was a little longer and had cutouts specifically for jubilee clips. Can't remember who made it though....
No brakes??? Might as well go and buy a skateboard.... As an old friend of mine once said 'if you want to do summat brakeless - don't pull em' ;D ;D
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Bit like this one??
https://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/bmx/brakes/fishbone/bpfbu.php
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Yeah. Just like that. Mine was a bit more smoothy-roundy, but the same deal basically.
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mines all on :daumenhoch: ready for some in house endo's :laugh:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/rad411.jpg)
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how does she work Paul? is it a marked inprovement?
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not sure yet rob ,although i didnt have afront brake so cant be any worse :LolLolLolLol: allso ive got a bigger dinning room table so i cant try out the endo's in the house :-\ :LolLolLolLol:
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No worries mate.....but i guess after your packet of digestives and shortbread you've got a bigger gut too! ;) :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
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No worries mate.....but i guess after your packet of digestives and shortbread you've got a bigger gut too! ;) :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: your not wrong ,ive been a bad boy :-\ i need a bad girl too spank me >:D :LolLolLolLol:
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No worries mate.....but i guess after your packet of digestives and shortbread you've got a bigger gut too! ;) :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: your not wrong ,ive been a bad boy :-\ i need a bad girl too spank me >:D :LolLolLolLol:
Yeah your on your own with that one mate :-\
Talking of shortbread......i'm making some with Tom this morning so i guess i'll HAVE to sample some?? ;)
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No worries mate.....but i guess after your packet of digestives and shortbread you've got a bigger gut too! ;) :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: your not wrong ,ive been a bad boy :-\ i need a bad girl too spank me >:D :LolLolLolLol:
Yeah your on your own with that one mate :-\
Talking of shortbread......i'm making some with Tom this morning so i guess i'll HAVE to sample some?? ;)
i made some with coral once :-\ they didnt taste like the ones in the tins :'( but then im not too good at making cakes and stuff :) eat one for me :daumenhoch:
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mines all on :daumenhoch: ready for some in house endo's :laugh:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/rad411.jpg)
I'm a bit puzzled by the position of your springs.... The flat-sided adjusters should look symmetrical (in my experience). Have you got one side mega tight or loose? The one on the right as you look at it looks suspect ;)
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mines all on :daumenhoch: ready for some in house endo's :laugh:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/rad411.jpg)
I'm a bit puzzled by the position of your springs.... The flat-sided adjusters should look symmetrical (in my experience). Have you got one side mega tight or loose? The one on the right as you look at it looks suspect ;)
they work ok :daumenhoch: but ill have a fiddle ,ive not had front brakes since bitd :daumenhoch: