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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Avro on November 21, 2016, 08:59 PM
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Are rear brake guards, the plastic cowls clip to the frame shielding the rear caliper, a race or freestyle additions :-[?
I need to know before I make a faux pas so to speak. Best be embarrassed now than later *giggles*
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I think they were originally designed for race bikes but later on many freestylers ( RL Osborn and Andy Preston to name 2 who definitely used them ) had them .. I think some ( Eddie Fiola ) even used them on their front forks at some point :daumenhoch:
Build bikes your way dude ... I loved all these BMX "extras" bitd and still love them now :smitten:
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Brake guards were to stop shoes, shoe laces, pants etc getting caught on the brake.
Happened to me a few years back, my shoe got hooked up on the quick release coming out of a berm, managed to stay on, just, was going fookin fast n all.
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Super, I was lucky to find one that matches my current build nicely. It is a nice extra as you say. It is a fab match for one option of pad set I am considering as well. Thanks