Help me with a Front Brake
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Help me with a Front Brake
I have a stock 06 Pista, and it didn't come with a front brake. After much argument with the LBS where I bought it, I've decided just to buy my own as they won't order one for me (although they were very helpful with replacing the wheel as the first one had a cog that slipped like mad even with loctite all over it and the lockring). I just want a simple brake, and was thinking of ordering one from Nashbar, but I don't know which brake will work. Help. Thanks.
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Why won't they install a brake for you?
Any of the normal road brakes will work. Cane creek levers are really nice just get two and leave one unconnected.
Any of the normal road brakes will work. Cane creek levers are really nice just get two and leave one unconnected.
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They will install one if I buy one. A brake is supposed to come with the Bianchi, but I'm tired of fighting the shop about getting Bianchi to send another. For some reason the shop won't do it, even though they've been extremely with everything else. So I am just going to order a cheap one from the internet and install it myself. Just need to make sure I am ordering the right part.
Here's the brake I am gonna get...this will work right (single pivot point)?
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes
Here's the brake I am gonna get...this will work right (single pivot point)?
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes
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I just bought a brand new dual pivot Ultegra brake on ebay for $30 plus shipping. Dual pivot brake + Kool Stop pads = ready for drivers to do something stupid.
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Originally Posted by breadstick
They will install one if I buy one. A brake is supposed to come with the Bianchi, but I'm tired of fighting the shop about getting Bianchi to send another.
https://www.bianchiusa.com/07_pista.html
I had an '06 Pista for a time and it arrived brakeless.
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Originally Posted by slopvehicle
check the specs again-- I think you're wrong:
https://www.bianchiusa.com/07_pista.html
I had an '06 Pista for a time and it arrived brakeless.
https://www.bianchiusa.com/07_pista.html
I had an '06 Pista for a time and it arrived brakeless.
https://www.bianchiusa.com/06_pista.html
helps if you post specs for the right bike. 06 comes with a brake, mine did.
kinda strange they didn't include one with the 07 though... whatever, cheap ones work better than nothing. i have a right-hand Cane Creek CrossTop lever if you need one.
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I might take you up on the offer. I'm gonna order the brake right now.
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Originally Posted by srsly
06 comes with a brake, mine did. kinda strange they didn't include one with the 07 though...
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if the pista comes with a brake, why did they put a "no brakes" sticker under the clear coat? (on the 06)
edit: this was a serious question, not a sarcastic remark.
edit: this was a serious question, not a sarcastic remark.
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I put a used shimano105 brake on my '05 pista. I got a Salsa lever, and used the included shims to
make it fit the handlebars.
I have an extra brake and lever. If you wanna buy it, id be willing.
make it fit the handlebars.
I have an extra brake and lever. If you wanna buy it, id be willing.
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Originally Posted by srsly
whatever, cheap ones work better than nothing. i have a right-hand Cane Creek CrossTop lever if you need one.
lemme know - thanks!
- eric
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pista brake
Write the distributor directly, tell them about the bike store refusing to give you the brake and ask for one directly from them. Sometimes jumping over someone's head works, especially if you have a serious complaint. Do it!
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Originally Posted by breadstick
They will install one if I buy one. A brake is supposed to come with the Bianchi, but I'm tired of fighting the shop about getting Bianchi to send another. For some reason the shop won't do it, even though they've been extremely with everything else. So I am just going to order a cheap one from the internet and install it myself. Just need to make sure I am ordering the right part.
Here's the brake I am gonna get...this will work right (single pivot point)?
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes
Here's the brake I am gonna get...this will work right (single pivot point)?
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes
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Originally Posted by dsrjohn
Write the distributor directly, tell them about the bike store refusing to give you the brake and ask for one directly from them. Sometimes jumping over someone's head works, especially if you have a serious complaint. Do it!
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I've been riding it brakeless for a couple months now. I don't have a problem, but lot's of my friends and family worry about me riding w/o one. (Ok fine, just a friend and my mom). So I'm doing it first of all to appease her cause moms rock and they deserve our respect, second because it's just flat out smart to rock one, and third because I'm recovering from four broken vertebrae, and so I can't be stressing my body by riding brakeless. Although I love the clean look and the feeling of not having one, my health and life are more important than reaching some aesthetic goal. Enough bull**** from me, I appreciate everyone's advice, and I'm off to the Bike Kitchen tomorrow to see what they got going on.