Author Topic: pit bull brakes (Read 1927 times)

theRuler · « **on:** May 04, 2006, 09:55 AM »

do these brakes work any good?

i mean, better than side pulls?

are they are usable brake?

revcore · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:44 AM »

I've used them on heaps of bikes and never really encountered much trouble with them, Although I didn't really care too much for the brake pads they came out with so I used to buy Koolstop pads....Or Tuff pads when I was using Skyways.
Regarding the question "better than side pulls?" I guess that all depends on what side pulls you use. I've always liked ACS BOA's but in the looks department, The Pitbull's have it won.

theRuler · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:46 AM »

are they effective stoppers? do they flex much?

so they dont work as good as a boa?

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:50 AM »

Hey Rules,what you are trying to say is will i be able to pull better endo's with a pit bull?

theRuler · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:53 AM »

Quote from: daz bmx it! on May 04, 2006, 10:50 AM

Hey Rules,what you are trying to say is will i be able to pull better endo's with a pit bull?

i would not advise anyone to run a pit bull on the front

what i want to know is, is a pitbull any good for actual use (on the back), or does it slop about and flex like a sidepull (that isnt a boa!)

revcore · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:54 AM »

Pitbulls can work as good as a Boa and sometimes even better. For the best stopping power out of Pitbulls, Use a top quality cable and brake pads and also put a little lube on the cam and she'll pull you up quick smart. Pitbulls don't really flex that I've noticed as long as you check the 2 chrome bolts periodically.

kdw712 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:24 AM »

I think revcore said there
theres not alot between them

the only flex on a pitbull would be the mounting bolt in the brake bridge
but i have never noticed any on mine

theRuler · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:25 AM »

thanks guys just the job

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2006, 03:16 PM »

After looking for one on the 'Bay for a while with no luck, there's suddenly been quite a few on offer. I snagged one just last week.
Well worth buying whilst they're around, I'd say.

Lube the square block behind the cam, and don't take it off thinking it's not neccessary.
Also if you can get rid of that 'arm', it works much better. For a couple of years I ran a piece of metal strip with a drilled hole at each end that attached to the seatpost clamp bolt. I just attached the adjuster onto the opposite end of that, and gained a ton of performance.
There was a manufactured seatclamp with an integrated arm & stopper, Odyssey made it for this very purpose, I think.

theRuler · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2006, 03:29 PM »

top tip wayne

yeh the integral cable "hanger" looks like a flexy area

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2006, 03:45 PM »

pitbulls are b@stards to set up, i foookin hate them, boas are by far thew best brake ive ever used, but then again i couldnt get a decent cable angle on the pitbulls to operate them correctly, i do know that if you put the time in they do work well but the acs are the easy option

YGT · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2006, 03:55 PM »

I agree, I always loved the look of pitbulls but hated the function.
we would always add or try to make extra springs for them so they would release.

the springs on pitbulls were pants.

the only thing that was good about them was the looks.

lazychubs · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:41 PM »

im sure max from rom always ran these as he loves em lol
never used one but got one on me fsx with boa front so shall see how they fare

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2006, 05:42 PM »

mixed bag of opinions then!

well i have to run one on my mongoose fs 1. so i will see if its any cop

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2006, 08:26 PM »

I ran a pitbull on my first bike when returning to bmx. Spent a long time setting it up and it ran quite well in the end. My piece of advice for best stopping power would be to not run a gyro. Good ole brake cable will help out no end. Make sure, as the others have said, that the block is lubed (and spotlessly clean i would also say), and the brake blocks are nice and soft.

kdw712 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:06 PM »

its worth sourcing one of the odssey seat clamps
makes the cable routing much easier

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:59 PM »

Yeah, that's the one I was talking about. Never knew they did a red one, thought they were all bare polished metal.

kdw712 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2006, 12:15 AM »

do search on ebay.com got all colours there
but none of the sellers do international so need a mate out there to ship too

revcore · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2006, 12:16 AM »

The Pozi-Stop clamps were excellent. I got tired of looking at the black steel cable stop that came with the Pitbulls so I started using a Pozi-Stop and it made a world of difference in the looks department and to the braking performance too. I've seen them in polished, red, black and blue. I once saw a custom purple anodised one on a ELF.