BMX - V-Brakes

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BMXZ
12-21-05, 04:14 PM
My Bro and I want to switch to a V-Brake. We have both Front and Rear U-Brakes.The Rear U-Brake doesnt even work it barely stops the person and the bike itself.So the Front U-Brake is like the only one that can stop the bike.So we are thinking of switching to just a rear V-Brake with a Gyro.Would it work properly.Oh and we are going to use the V-Brake on my little bros old Mtn Bike.Would we need to change cables?What do we need to make it work with a Gyro, can you explain?Yes i have used to search function but found nothing that answers my question.

wethepeople
12-21-05, 04:38 PM
Then you suck at the search function.

A v-brake wont go on u-brake mounts. And there are plenty of way's to get more then enough stopping power out of a u-brake, chrome rim, koolstop pads etc. And if you dont have money for those, find some tar and slap it on your rim.
racersk66
12-21-05, 05:55 PM
My Bro and I want to switch to a V-Brake. We have both Front and Rear U-Brakes.The Rear U-Brake doesnt even work it barely stops the person and the bike itself.So the Front U-Brake is like the only one that can stop the bike.
Learn to adjust your brakes I bet that they are better than you need.

Brian
12-21-05, 07:00 PM
Learn to adjust your brakes I bet that they are better than you need.

Good advice. A while back, some clown was asking about putting discs on a BMX. Actually, he was asking about disks on a BMX, but we set him straight.

Back on topic, this is a question that hasn't been gone over for at least 3 days now. You cannot mount V brakes because your posts have no provisions for springs. Get some Kool Stop salmon pads, and get them adjusted properly. You may want to consider a straight cable if you've got a Gyro, but that's simply admitting you can't make something work as it should.
racersk66
12-22-05, 02:51 PM
Sorry EX but I'm doin it just for something to do, as soon as my move to NH is done. I'll start my project. I think that I might use my 6 pack frame but idk.
CMcMahon
12-22-05, 02:56 PM
Stop posting.
wethepeople
12-22-05, 03:23 PM
aggreed.
queensrider86
12-22-05, 04:32 PM
Sorry EX but I'm doin it just for something to do, as soon as my move to NH is done. I'll start my project. I think that I might use my 6 pack frame but idk.


wow stop with that disc ****, fuzzy had a mongoose with discs a while ago, dumbest thing i've ever seen.
KinetikBiker
12-22-05, 06:18 PM
just dial in your u brakes..


or get good ones...like the odyssey brakes or the fly brakes...
racersk66
12-22-05, 07:31 PM
just dial in your u brakes..


or get good ones...like the odyssey brakes or the fly brakes...

who me, yeh I have ody evolvers on almost all of my bikes and they lock up perfectly.
Brian
12-22-05, 07:33 PM
Modulation is preferred over "Locking up".

You can't win with me. No way, no how.
racersk66
12-22-05, 07:34 PM
Modulation is preferred over "Locking up".

You can't win with me. No way, no how.
Wasn't trying to.
Brian
12-22-05, 07:36 PM
Good. you never will. :D