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Offline WINI

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NS Front brake
« on: April 21, 2012, 04:56 PM »
Is anyone running a decent New School caliper type front brake?  My forks don't have U brake mounts and I really miss a front brake but all I can find other than OS stuff is some crappy tektro effort.  Does anyone do a good one?

Cheers  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 05:19 PM »
I'm running a bulldog on the frony of my General Lee, that stops like an over the bars effort and doesnt look like cheap tat, unlike the tektro shit
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 05:28 PM »
Boa's are good if you can find one with a thin spindle

Or just buy some lugged forks and a u brake  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 05:30 PM »
Think I might have a black bulldog knocking about actually J, might do the job!  :daumenhoch:

If it fits around my fookin massive tyre that is!
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 05:30 PM »
Quote from: Betty on April 21, 2012, 05:28 PM
Boa's are good if you can find one with a thin spindle

Or just buy some lugged forks and a u brake  :daumenhoch:

Ha ha, can I have that one I sold you back Mark?   ;D
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 05:31 PM »
mine fits around a 2.25  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 05:34 PM »
Sweet, may have found a use for it yet!

Come to think, I've got an ACS 860 somewhere too if that fits
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2012, 05:34 PM »
Quote from: WINI on April 21, 2012, 05:30 PM
Quote from: Betty on April 21, 2012, 05:28 PM
Boa's are good if you can find one with a thin spindle

Or just buy some lugged forks and a u brake  :daumenhoch:

Ha ha, can I have that one I sold you back Mark?   ;D

Just thought about that after i posted  ;D

I've got the rear, Kev bought the front one

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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2012, 05:36 PM »
You always need what you sold a few weeks back eh!
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2012, 05:40 PM »
Quote from: WINI on April 21, 2012, 05:36 PM
You always need what you sold a few weeks back eh!

Think we can all relate to that  ;D
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2012, 05:44 PM »
the boa is probably the best caliper brake you can get, i used the same one for about the last 15 years up until about 6 months ago when i finally bought some lugged forks. i've got a rob ridge one that he put a 10mm axle in with sealed bearings.
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2012, 09:29 PM »
the boa i bought was for olly :LolLolLolLol:


dont bother with a caliper brake, get a brake plate and a ad990 or odyssey evo 2  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2012, 09:55 PM »
Those Reaction Megabrake Boa's worked really well, if You didn't mind the huge bolt sticking out the back of the steerer tube! 
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2012, 11:42 PM »
Yup. Had one of the 10mm ones for ages before brake plates came to be.

I'm surprised there aren't more kicking about, you never seem to hear of anyone with one these days. Rob must have done a good number of them eh?

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« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2012, 11:50 PM »
Best off with a 990 type brake but if you want a Boa-pains me to mention these idiots...dunno what the spindle size is.
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/43968/ACS_BOA_Front_Brake
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« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2012, 10:29 AM »
Don't bother with the 6mm Boa for riding though, the spindle will snap & all those tiny bearings fly off everywhere!
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« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2012, 10:36 AM »
 :daumenhoch:   :daumenhoch:
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Re: NS Front brake
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2012, 11:55 AM »
Quote from: TwoBobRob on April 21, 2012, 11:42 PM
Yup. Had one of the 10mm ones for ages before brake plates came to be.

I'm surprised there aren't more kicking about, you never seem to hear of anyone with one these days. Rob must have done a good number of them eh?



I don't know where They all went either Rob, I put up a wanted add a while back & don't think I got One reply. Used to see a lot way back when!
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