brake upgrade
02-11-06, 11:31 PM
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brake upgrade
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?
02-12-06, 01:47 AM
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V brakes will work on your existing posts, but U-brakes will not.
02-12-06, 10:16 AM
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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
02-12-06, 03:26 PM
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-what you need is a 990 plate like the one in this link: https://www.albes.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=138
-they also have a package with both the plate and the brake: https://www.albes.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=137
-they also have a package with both the plate and the brake: https://www.albes.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=137
02-12-06, 08:07 PM
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wow thanks now i just need to save up money for that
02-12-06, 08:11 PM
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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
02-12-06, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fukyoubeyatch
get really good shoes!! haha.
02-12-06, 09:54 PM
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Dude, get what I have. Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black V Brakes
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020
and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking...KLEVMTN/BR7064
Get on my level hoe.
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020
and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking...KLEVMTN/BR7064
Get on my level hoe.
02-12-06, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FMFBMX
Dude, get what I have. Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black V Brakes
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020
and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking...KLEVMTN/BR7064
Get on my level hoe.
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/COMPBRKLP/BR7020
and if you want a sick set up get the lever I have!
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking...KLEVMTN/BR7064
Get on my level hoe.
02-13-06, 12:13 AM
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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.
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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?
Nevermind, do you have to be a like paying member to post in the for sale part?
02-13-06, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hypersnazz
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.
02-13-06, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by russiankdi
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
