It doesn't have to be carbon to work.. one alternative, made to fit a ring lock, to lock up your wheel
for some installations, AXA makes what is a brake booster Arch,
with mounting holes for the lock. on it..
Ring locks stop your wheel from rolling, going around the wheel
Bene Sugg: also making what is a long cable run irrelevant (NB: looigis .02 below)
Dropping cable brakes in favor of German Magura's hydraulic rim brakes ,
HS 33 (22 a bit less $)
[ is the best rim brake Ive tried, fits V and Cantilever bosses]
they include brake booster arches (steel) as standard..
have been made For over 10 years
[but as most bikes are built up with Asian components, not common, in the US]
Last edited by fietsbob; 12-26-12 at 10:41 AM.