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Title: Brake stays
Post by: othomas2 on December 29, 2007, 06:17 PM: Do you chaps ever use brake stays to accompany DC 890s / weinmann calipers ??

Or is/was this just a burner thing ??

thanks
O
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 07:12 PM: I used to use them on my race bike bitd, it helped stopped them flexing, I would like to try them again on my redline :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: othomas2 on December 29, 2007, 07:22 PM: 8) 8) thanks for that.

Do you know if they were ever issued with the brake sets ??
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 07:39 PM: Im sure they did mate, I think they was pretty common on brakes before the MX range
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: lazychubs on December 29, 2007, 07:41 PM: are they the L shaped bent metal jobbies
as i have a pair of those somewere
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 09:00 PM: Quote from: Lazychubs on December 29, 2007, 07:41 PM
are they the L shaped bent metal jobbies
as i have a pair of those somewere
Yes mate, they go under the brake block.. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: billstup on December 29, 2007, 09:17 PM: Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 10:39 PM: Quote from: billstup on December 29, 2007, 09:17 PM
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: billstup on December 29, 2007, 10:58 PM: Quote from: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 10:39 PM
Quote from: billstup on December 29, 2007, 09:17 PM
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:

The poor souls :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: Trev on December 29, 2007, 11:09 PM: Quote from: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 10:39 PM
Quote from: billstup on December 29, 2007, 09:17 PM
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:

(http://a.abcnews.com/images/Health/ap_mcdonalds_food_070806_ms.jpg)
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: RATTY on December 29, 2007, 11:29 PM: nearly Trev, scrambled eggs for lunch then this for tea

(http://www.seafoodtraining.org/fish_and_chips%20_3.jpg)
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: Trev on December 29, 2007, 11:37 PM: :LolLolLolLol:

That's good. You need to keep them away from McDonalds or this might happen....

(http://people.csail.mit.edu/kbakshi/FunnyCartoons/Mcdonalds.jpg)
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: othomas2 on December 30, 2007, 11:56 AM: Thanks ratty for ya help... I think I'll use 'em in that case...

you made me hungry last night :(

Plenty of meat on them kids.... :D :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: Goose1 on December 30, 2007, 02:18 PM: I've bought 4 sets of Dia compes O, the only ones that had brake stays were the 1020's
Title: Re: Brake stays
Post by: othomas2 on December 30, 2007, 04:20 PM: Quote from: Goose1 on December 30, 2007, 02:18 PM
I've bought 4 sets of Dia compes O, the only ones that had brake stays were the 1020's

ohh.... interesting. Least I know for definite they were issued with some brake sets and not just an after market add on.

thanks
O