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Originally Posted by redfooj

hahahhhaha

It's true...I swear I should be a product tester for the "beefiest stuff" If it's supposed to be tough, gimme and let me ride it out :D

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Originally Posted by sbeatonNJ

Your rear brake sucks more ass than it needs to because its set up like crap. Granted I am sure that you don't have much experience setting up u brakes so its not your fault but still it could be set up a lot better, I mean just look at the straddle cable. Find a shop with a mechanic who rides bmx and have them dial in your U brake. I also would drop the dollars for a 990 or a Hombre with the Fiesta pack to replace that generic looking u brake, and maybe some better pads, like Odyssey 1x4's or Kool Stops. But otherwise that is a sweet looking bike. I found a nos DX bmx cassette hub laying around the shop I work that Im going to lace to a Sun Mammoth rim also randomly hanging on the back wall, now I just need a frame.

Tell me where I went wrong on the brake. I couldn't get the straddle cable even. Both pads are the same distance from the rim and they move well. It works a lot better than I thought it would.

Alot of it has to do with the spring tension being fine tuned and the straddle cable does matter; but mostly it is in how you tension the spings. I was just offering some advice as the it was specifically stated that the brakes were not to his liking. And I understand you are trying to keep it cheap but if you are really unhappy with the u brake spend the twenty bucks for an hombre with the fiesta kit, I am a big guy and those things can lock up the wheels on my flatland bike no problem.

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Originally Posted by Feltup

Tell me where I went wrong on the brake. I couldn't get the straddle cable even. Both pads are the same distance from the rim and they move well. It works a lot better than I thought it would.

I bet if I tinker with those bolts we twisted and set the tensions up I might be able to set the cable more evenly, but guess what, it works, haha I don't care. I have yet to see a rim brake that will lock up with me.