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Title: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: oldsky on October 01, 2006, 10:02 PM

brake set up please.  My CW has the setup on the forks where the cable runs through the stem bolt, down the leg and through the caliper from the bottom up.  I'm presuming you need a special caliper etc.  Can somone run through the setup for me please.

Thanks
Andy

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: lazychubs on October 01, 2006, 10:07 PM

its called potts mod andy
you run the caliper opposite to norm
so if its a quick realease you dont need that bit lol

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: selfpreservation on October 01, 2006, 10:10 PM

you need to swap the positions of the fixing bolt and the adjuster normally the adjuster is on the top part of the caliper and the fixing bolt is on the bottom you need to swap them over, you might not want to do this on your nos black dc mx1000s though or theyll be worth fook all (though we all did it BITD) you can get other calipers that are shipped that way dia compe fs 8.... something or other up to you , if its for a rider use an ACS BOA caliper on the front cheap and easy to flip and works like fook downside uglier than jane goodie on a bad hair day and they are approaching mid school , i love them on the front they work great even on tuffs

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: oldsky on October 01, 2006, 10:12 PM

Cheers guys - Ive got something to go on now :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: RATTY on October 02, 2006, 12:59 AM

I just did it with an MX1000, all you do is unbolt the quick release and adjuster, leave the mounting posts in place and just swap the bits around, mine took 5 mins, I will take a pic if you want..LMK

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: burnaliser on October 02, 2006, 04:56 PM

Quote from: ratty on October 02, 2006, 12:59 AM

I just did it with an MX1000, all you do is unbolt the quick release...

Just unbolt it??  I thought it was some kind of rivet, does that mean they are replacable?

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: selfpreservation on October 02, 2006, 05:27 PM

Quote from: burnaliser on October 02, 2006, 04:56 PM

Quote from: ratty on October 02, 2006, 12:59 AM

I just did it with an MX1000, all you do is unbolt the quick release...

Just unbolt it??  I thought it was some kind of rivet, does that mean they are replacable?

i think it is riveted , but can you mount the adjuster on the quick release bit where the fixing bolt usually goes cant eremember its been 20 years since i had an mx1000

Title: Re: Can someone explain this weird upside down
Post by: theRuler on October 02, 2006, 05:29 PM

drill out the useless quick release crap!