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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: oberonspacefruit on September 10, 2007, 03:03 PM

Title: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: oberonspacefruit on September 10, 2007, 03:03 PM: my brakes are poo at the mo so was hovering over the add to cart button.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb121/beckyboo222/new-1.jpg)

maybe not.

i think ill get a boa instead.
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: harris on September 10, 2007, 03:04 PM: boas have fairly good pressure but if not lob a plate on.
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: SaMAlex on September 10, 2007, 03:07 PM: To use something like that, you increase the leveage of the caliper but the lever needs to pull more cable through to get it to feel better. This is exactly why you need special V brake levers when you use V brakes. Add to that all the extra friction those add ons have and they never really work.
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: harris on September 10, 2007, 03:08 PM: lol wayne ;D
i might have a lever you need
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on September 10, 2007, 06:24 PM: Quote from: S&MAlex on September 10, 2007, 03:07 PM
To use something like that, you increase the leveage of the caliper but the lever needs to pull more cable through to get it to feel better. This is exactly why you need special V brake levers when you use V brakes. Add to that all the extra friction those add ons have and they never really work.
Leisure Lakes bike shops were stocking a pulley type device until recently,that allowed non v-brake levers to operate v-brakes.Maybe that could make this thing work??
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: the_cyclops on September 10, 2007, 07:32 PM: ACS Doubler = Spongy brakes!

Just buy a BOA and find out how good a front caliper can be (Until the shaft snaps and sprays everything with a shower of tiny bearings!!!) whilst throwing you over the bars!

Get a 10mm BOA and drill the hole in your forks out a bit for the win :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: Stodgy on September 10, 2007, 08:31 PM: 'Nut Tightener' ...snigger. Nice one Phil.
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: Wayne Ryder on September 10, 2007, 10:41 PM: I'll stand by my review anytime, worst piece of snake oil I was ever stupid enough to buy.
BOAS were fantastic, I've one on my StreetBeat and I dismantled & greased the bearings exactly as I said you should in another of my pearls of wisdom on the SkatePool site. Drilling out the forks for the fat axle never really appealed to me as I imagine it'd weaken them a fair bit, though on here someone said it'd be OK to do so.

What lever are you talking about, harris? Another 80s ACS miracle product?
Title: Re: was just about to buy this when i read the review...made me chuckle anyway
Post by: mi16kie on September 10, 2007, 11:50 PM: Does Rob still do reaction mega brakes?