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Offline Peter J

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Brake Set up !!
« on: November 29, 2012, 10:32 AM »
I've just had delivered

1 x Oddy M2 Lever
1 x Snafu Gyro
2 x Tabs
2 x Liner Brake cables
2 x New Kool Stop Pads
1 x Proper Magnalite Brake

I'm running two cables down from the gyro tabs to my London Mod for the rear brake

Question is what do I need to connect the two cables to my brake  ???

Are these em

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/3755/Odyssey_Cable_Knarps

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I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2012, 11:35 AM »
has the liner cables got a little oblong/round ball type barrell on them aswell as the normal type barrell?

as the ball/oblong ones will slide into the snafu gyro's cable hole where a normal sized barrell wont

the knarps look the right size but i cant be sure, i know oddy evo 2 brakes use a larger knarp than most but im not sure on the proper brake

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2012, 11:39 AM »
Yep me Ball's fit nice and sung in the Snafu  :coolsmiley:

Cheers Kev  :4_17_5:

I thought I needed some sort of "cable stop" for the brake's  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2012, 09:13 PM »
When I went from a Oddy caliper to a Proper caliper the straddle cable wouldn't fit in the Proper caliper the knarps were too big :)

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2012, 12:41 PM »
should have got yourself the Oddy brake as it comes with all the bits you need, and them proper brakes have looooooads of flex in them, mine even cracked  :(

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2012, 12:43 PM »
Those new oddy brakes look well nice and only about £15

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 02:52 PM »
👆 +1 but think I paid £30ish for mine and works a lot better then my old proper brake👍

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012, 03:09 PM »
Get one of these Pete  :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmxshop.co.uk/shop/article_625/Odyssey-Springfield-Brake.html'sessid=SXmP5ItjJoU0KlkzixlDDPkm2IcBLURRutoXjFVq9n8VeaMAtb6pBj8wWRDo371h&shop_param=cid%3D42%26aid%3D625%26


Not sure about those Springfield brakes. They have one spring between the arms, with no adjustment. You cant tighten the tension if you need to, and you cant centralise the brake. Ive not used one so i dont really know what they are like, but I would say the things they have removed for simplicity are things you need
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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2012, 08:43 PM »
I have sent the proper brake back to w4nkstanley's as there was two bits missing  :tickedoff:

I've been looking at the oddy evo2 brakes and I'm going to get one of them  :daumenhoch:
I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2012, 09:43 PM »
For what it's worth, I agree with Alex on the Springfield brake. You've made a good choice with the Evo 2  :daumenhoch:
Do you grovel to your master? Do you beg like a dog?

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2012, 07:27 AM »

Got both and the evo is more adjustable but the Springfield is a 3rd of the price and works fine, you old people and there brakes

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2012, 08:31 AM »

"Got both"

"old people and there brakes"



Case closed Pete!   ;)


(Oh, and its THEIR brakes  :police:)

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2012, 10:39 AM »
Got to say. That budget oddy brake does look w4nk!   :shocked: :idiot2:
I certainly wouldn't bother using one of those!  But the evo 2 is the business. I have had several and they work great.  Just be aware you may need to shorten the securing bolts as they are quite long. It depends how tall your u brake mounts are.  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2012, 12:57 PM »
At the end of the day I'm a stout fellow  :D  so will need all the stopping power I can get  :daumenhoch:
I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

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Re: Brake Set up !!
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2012, 05:53 AM »

"Got both"

"old people and there brakes"



Case closed Pete!   ;)


(Oh, and its THEIR brakes  :police:)
:2funny: you got told pete  :2funny:

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