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Title: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 09, 2005, 12:16 PM

Easy question for someone who knows their newschool. The brake pads for my 990 brakes are not symmetrical, that is the mounting bolt is not in the centre of the pad, so one side of the pad is longer than the other.

Should they be mounted so that the longer part of the pad is in front of the brake caliper, or behind it? :santa_undecided:

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: theRuler on December 09, 2005, 12:22 PM

in front at front behind at back!

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 09, 2005, 12:33 PM

Cheers Ruler. I should have stated my rear brakes are mounted under the seat stays, so I assume it is in front on both?? That is, the longer bit is on the leading edge when rolling forward?

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: theRuler on December 09, 2005, 12:38 PM

yeh if what i said wasnt clear, run the longer part so it leads.
i reckon.

although i think my flatland bike may have come with the leading edge going backwards on the back.
i know for sure that the front brake's pads go forwards though

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 09, 2005, 12:52 PM

Cheers again Ruler, that's how I had them, but was not sure.. :-[

What flatland bike do you have? I've just finished building mine and off out to try it..

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: theRuler on December 09, 2005, 12:54 PM

Quote from: fatboymal on December 09, 2005, 12:52 PM

Cheers again Ruler, that's how I had them, but was not sure.. :-[

What flatland bike do you have? I've just finished building mine and off out to try it..

a DNA linkon (hopper 2)

(http://www.30cms.net/Assets/301999bmxdna.jpg)

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 09, 2005, 01:55 PM

Cooool.. :santa_smiley:

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: theRuler on December 09, 2005, 03:44 PM

its a nice bike
super short - 33" wheelbase and tight head angle

bit weighty though. needlessly weighty really.

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 10, 2005, 08:38 AM

Quote from: theRuler on December 09, 2005, 03:44 PM

its a nice bike
super short - 33" wheelbase and tight head angle

Exactly the same as my Fly - 33". Will take a bit of getting used to but I love it!

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: spinmaster on December 11, 2005, 09:30 AM

what fly flatland bike have you got?

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 12, 2005, 08:26 AM

Fly Simple.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=5315.0

Built old style at the moment - will work up to the pegs/gyro/freecoaster/zero bars after some more practice!

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: spinmaster on December 12, 2005, 12:52 PM

where did you get it, i've been looking for a shop that stocks the new suelo line but had no luck so far

Title: Re: New School Brakes
Post by: fatboymal on December 12, 2005, 05:50 PM

Mines a second hand 2004 from ebay.

Flatlandfuel.com will ship to the UK, or try PM Carlos Griggs, I think (I may be wrong though) that he is the UK Fly Distributor.

Extreme Sports display that they sell them, but I have never bought anything from them. http://www.extremesports.ltd.uk/bmx/fly-bmx-frames.htm