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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Racing => Topic started by: al-bmx on December 24, 2012, 04:43 PM

Title: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: al-bmx on December 24, 2012, 04:43 PM: just an observation but why do race bikes have a 27.2mm and freestyle a 25.4mm?

also why dont race bikes use U brakes instead of V brakes
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: bobbbbsy on December 24, 2012, 04:48 PM: GOOD QUESTION. BETTER CHOICE OF ALLY SEATPOSTS FOR 27.2 ?! DUNNO

V BRAKES ARE THE WORK OF SATAN ! >:D
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: al-bmx on December 24, 2012, 04:54 PM: i agree they look so clumsy i much prefer a U brake under the seat stay
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: bobbbbsy on December 24, 2012, 04:58 PM: they look crap on any type of bike !
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: ron burgundy on December 24, 2012, 08:48 PM: V brakes work a lot better than U brakes.

Seat tube? not really sure, could be something to do with material wall thickness v weight v strength.

Any way, get a custom made, that way you can have what you want ;)

Old pic...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v337/2elliot/Photo144.jpg)

...and chrome rims are very crap in the wet.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: Jon The Bassist on December 24, 2012, 09:18 PM: V-brakes are quite quick to open up if you needed to change a tyre or mess with the gearing, not sure if U brakes are as quick and convenient.
Title: Re: race and freestyle brakes and seatpost
Post by: oldtired on February 02, 2013, 12:09 PM: if you get u brakes that use knarps rather than fixed bolts for the straddle cable then they release as quick as v brakes for wheel swapping etc :daumenhoch: as Bren says v brakes work better

Nice bike Bren by the way :daumenhoch:, not seen that one before , defo an old pic you can see the first berm if it were a recent pic it'd be behind the "JUMP OF DOOM" :LolLolLolLol: