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Title: Which Brakes???
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 16, 2014, 04:05 PM
Apart from the usual MX1000/900's and Tech 3's, which brake set would you recommend for an '84 build??

Front and rear.

Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: BMX1973 on May 16, 2014, 04:41 PM
I've always liked 1020s and 890s with prebents.

Then again maybe Shimano levers for 84. Prefer the SX which were two tone over the DX.

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 16, 2014, 04:48 PM
Cheers bro. Would those calipers work on a freestyle bike? The levers wouldn't I know though  :D
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: MartyC on May 16, 2014, 05:27 PM
For freestyle you need brakes with a little more grunt so to speak.  MX900/1000s are way better the 890s or 1080s for freestyle if à little later than 84 you could go the Odyssey 1999/2000 option.
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 16, 2014, 05:32 PM
Yer I know Marty. I just din't want to go the MX1000/900 route as, quite frankly, they are overpriced and boring. Everybody has them on everything and just thought maybe I should try something a little different. The trouble is, I am date OCD at the moment  :D   ;D
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: BMX1973 on May 16, 2014, 07:56 PM
I know some freestyle bikes did come with 890s front and rear.

Sure some of the cheaper Mongoose Freestylers came with this set up.  :-\

Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: stidds on May 17, 2014, 09:28 AM
Yer I know Marty. I just din't want to go the MX1000/900 route as, quite frankly, they are overpriced and boring. Everybody has them on everything and just thought maybe I should try something a little different. The trouble is, I am date OCD at the moment  :D   ;D


You are so right about MX900/1000's, overpriced and boring, boring, boring, however there really wasn't that many other options for brakes other than DC 890's or Shimano Tourney.
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 17, 2014, 09:38 AM
Yer I know Marty. I just din't want to go the MX1000/900 route as, quite frankly, they are overpriced and boring. Everybody has them on everything and just thought maybe I should try something a little different. The trouble is, I am date OCD at the moment  :D   ;D


You are so right about MX900/1000's, overpriced and boring, boring, boring, however there really wasn't that many other options for brakes other than DC 890's or Shimano Tourney.
Funny you mention Tourney Sean. I am just looking into those at the minute. The issue I have, it is a Freestyle F+F and quite rare, meaning it is not run of the mill so, I don't just want to throw anything on it. But, I am thinking of just throwing on some real cheap budget stuff, original items of course, not repop rubbish  ;D
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: Jaan on May 17, 2014, 11:44 AM
Describing MX brakes as boring is a modern day builders hang up. I understand that when you're building lots of bikes its nice to mix things up and thankfully for most parts there is a wide variety of options but that really isn't the case with brakes.

BITD you chose MX as they were the best brakes, if you're building a high end freestyler (and i think i know what it is) to do it justice IMO there can be only one consideration...  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: fischflo on May 17, 2014, 04:01 PM
love dc straights... 8)
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: MartyC on May 18, 2014, 09:12 AM
I'd give Odyssey brakes some consideration.
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: benno on May 18, 2014, 09:29 AM
Describing MX brakes as boring is a modern day builders hang up. I understand that when you're building lots of bikes its nice to mix things up and thankfully for most parts there is a wide variety of options but that really isn't the case with brakes.

BITD you chose MX as they were the best brakes, if you're building a high end freestyler (and i think i know what it is) to do it justice IMO there can be only one consideration...  :daumenhoch:

Each to there own I'd say , I love em and have em on all my bikes 👍
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: pickle on May 18, 2014, 11:50 AM
I know some freestyle bikes did come with 890s front and rear.

Sure some of the cheaper Mongoose Freestylers came with this set up.  :-\

A bit later but the 88 street scene came stock with 890's
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: rad_pitt on May 19, 2014, 04:04 PM
One of my favourite freestyle builds fitted with 880's front and rear Terry  :daumenhoch:

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/ghp/58197/1
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 19, 2014, 10:31 PM
One of my favourite freestyle builds fitted with 880's front and rear Terry  :daumenhoch:

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/ghp/58197/1
I think I will for the 880's bro, if someone will part with a mint red set  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which Brakes???
Post by: rad_pitt on May 19, 2014, 10:54 PM
Good choice  :daumenhoch:
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