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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: ChrisN on April 17, 2015, 12:16 PM

Title: Retro Quadangle
Post by: ChrisN on April 17, 2015, 12:16 PM: Hi All....

Has anybody removed the V-brake mounts form a retro Quats, and used o/s caliper brakes?

Cheers Chris
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: pickle on April 17, 2015, 01:01 PM: Probably but i can't understand why you'd want to ???

V brake = superb stopping power
Caliper brake = shyte stopping power
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: Bigfrawg on April 17, 2015, 01:08 PM: Yes
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc259/marley8008/010-1.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/user/marley8008/media/010-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: BMX1973 on April 17, 2015, 09:22 PM: Do the Retro Quads have a pre-drilled hole in the brake bridge? ??? Looks like the one above has, or has that been drilled after? :-\

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: Bigfrawg on April 17, 2015, 09:23 PM: Already drilled mate
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: Bigfrawg on April 17, 2015, 09:26 PM: Quote from: pickle on April 17, 2015, 01:01 PM
Probably but i can't understand why you'd want to ???

V brake = superb stopping power
Caliper brake = shyte stopping power
I agree on the better stopping power rob but I can't stand the look of them , they remind me of those shite low budget bikes made of pig iron
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: Dark Diggler on April 17, 2015, 09:53 PM: They are also used on $11,000 carbon race bikes that weigh 10.98lbs, doesn't make them attractive I agree but it does mean they are highly effective and weight efficient

(http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fair-Wheel-Bikes-Crumpton-11lb-carbon-fiber-bmx-bike01.jpg)
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: stidds on April 17, 2015, 10:36 PM: Its a pity these were never produced eh? MX1000 V-Brakes

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/stidds/RetroFlight24031.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/stidds/media/RetroFlight24031.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/stidds/BrakeRevA007.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/stidds/media/BrakeRevA007.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: Gary72 on April 17, 2015, 11:33 PM: Are those red ones made of plastic?
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: stidds on April 17, 2015, 11:46 PM: Quote from: Gary72 on April 17, 2015, 11:33 PM
Are those red ones made of plastic?

It looks that way, my wife has plastic (well resin) V-brakes on her Redline BMX.
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: rodriguez on April 18, 2015, 01:13 AM: I think it's absolutely mental butchering a frame to fit side pull calipers which were even out of date when they were fitted to BMXs 30 years ago.

These retro frames weren't designed for calipers, for example, if your fit an MX1000 to a Skyway TA replica it will just about reach with the rear wheel slammed making getting the right chain tension nigh on impossible.

Side pull calipers were cheaper to manufacture and fit than centre pull calipers or cantis so they were brake of choice.

I actually quite like the look of V brakes on retros.

All types of brakes have been used on the cheap bikes, was calipers and it's now V brakes, I've seen them with a caliper on the front and a V brake on the back.
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: pickle on April 20, 2015, 08:37 AM: Yep V brakes don't have to be factory fitted cheap chunks of cast alloy, they can be lovely CNC bits of alloy which pull your spleen out when you pull the lever and actually stop you
Title: Re: Retro Quadangle
Post by: BMX1973 on April 21, 2015, 06:03 PM: :daumenhoch:

Quote from: Bigfrawg on April 17, 2015, 09:23 PM
Already drilled mate