BMX - brake upgrade

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russiankdi
02-11-06, 10:31 PM
i have cantilever brakes on my schwinn, and i reall dislike them. Is there a kit that upgrades to a v-brake setup or a u-brake setup?

CMcMahon
02-11-06, 10:43 PM
V-Brakes use cantilever posts.
hypersnazz
02-12-06, 12:47 AM
V brakes will work on your existing posts, but U-brakes will not.

russiankdi
02-12-06, 09:16 AM
but i do not have any post's for brakes, i just have a hole in the frame and a bolt going through the brake system and into the frame
roughrider504
02-12-06, 09:25 AM
they sell a plate on the net. . if I remember right its to convert from canti to v's
enormungus
02-12-06, 02:26 PM
-what you need is a 990 plate like the one in this link: http://www.albes.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=138
-they also have a package with both the plate and the brake: http://www.albes.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=137
russiankdi
02-12-06, 07:07 PM
wow thanks now i just need to save up money for that
russiankdi
02-12-06, 07:11 PM
here's a question, if i was to stay with the cantilever brakes i have right now. Is there anyway i could make them work better, because now i can push on the lever hard and itstill doesnt lock up the wheel so i can slow down fast
high408
02-12-06, 07:21 PM
get really good shoes!! haha.
russiankdi
02-12-06, 07:36 PM
get really good shoes!! haha.
they're brand new!!!
premiumbmx2005
02-12-06, 08:07 PM
hahahaha,this is hilarious
FMFBMX
02-12-06, 08:54 PM
Dude, get what I have. Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black V Brakes

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020

and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLEVMTN/BR7064

Get on my level hoe.
russiankdi
02-12-06, 09:03 PM
Dude, get what I have. Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black V Brakes

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020

and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLEVMTN/BR7064

Get on my level hoe.
now if you could buy all that for me and ship it over here that would be great. Or just send the 100 somtin bucks over. Im on a very tight budget
hypersnazz
02-12-06, 11:13 PM
Expand your budget. We cannot help you further. If your bike does not have brake bosses brazed onto the frame, your best option is to buy a bike that does. Any bike that does not come from Wal-Mart has these nowadays. A brake plate will only serve to add weight and complexity; there is so much flex inherent in the system that you're better off staying with your sidepull calipers.
FMFBMX
02-13-06, 07:19 AM
The brakes are in the for sale part. No lever. But there for sale.


Nevermind, do you have to be a like paying member to post in the for sale part?
russiankdi
02-13-06, 02:48 PM
Expand your budget. We cannot help you further. If your bike does not have brake bosses brazed onto the frame, your best option is to buy a bike that does. Any bike that does not come from Wal-Mart has these nowadays. A brake plate will only serve to add weight and complexity; there is so much flex inherent in the system that you're better off staying with your sidepull calipers.yes im saving up for a redline mx20, but for right now since im short line almost 200 bucks i need a good braking system, weight isnt a big factor since im not into major tricks yet
hypersnazz
02-13-06, 06:06 PM
yes im saving up for a redline mx20, but for right now since im short line almost 200 bucks i need a good braking system, weight isnt a big factor since im not into major tricks yet

Then keep what you have, save your money. Whatever you buy to jerry-rig your bike now will become useless if you buy a new bike. Money wasted.