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Offline hokuspokus74

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Ripper question!!!
« on: January 25, 2015, 12:44 PM »
I was wondering if any of you guys had removed the pivots at the back off the frame for the brake and added a brake bridge too it instead? if so whats the best way to remove the pivots then did you file or sand it smooth to blend in with the frame,i know id need to take it too an alu welder to make and put the brake bridge on.

cheers graham
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 02:56 PM »
I was wondering if any of you guys had removed the pivots at the back off the frame for the brake and added a brake bridge too it instead? if so whats the best way to remove the pivots then did you file or sand it smooth to blend in with the frame,i know id need to take it too an alu welder to make and put the brake bridge on.

cheers graham

Graham, I'm sure there was some one on here a few years back, that did this to a Quadangle, could have been Darren KAP.


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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015, 04:00 PM »
Is he still on here Dan,be good if there a few pics of it :daumenhoch:
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 04:11 PM »
Is he still on here Dan,be good if there a few pics of it :daumenhoch:

He's not been about for 2 years or so now Gray, sorry.

His bikes will be in M&MB still though.   :daumenhoch:


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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 01:42 PM »
Seen his bikes there Dan,be better if there was someone had done this  type of thing recently to five me some info on it etc :daumenhoch:
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 02:44 PM »
I was wondering if any of you guys had removed the pivots at the back off the frame for the brake and added a brake bridge too it instead? if so whats the best way to remove the pivots then did you file or sand it smooth to blend in with the frame,i know id need to take it too an alu welder to make and put the brake bridge on.

cheers graham

Graham, I'm sure there was some one on here a few years back, that did this to a Quadangle, could have been Darren KAP.

Didn't Costa do a black quad as well?

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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 03:22 PM »
Who Griff,is there any threads on any one that did that type of thing?
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 03:49 PM »
Who Griff,is there any threads on any one that did that type of thing?

just looked and can't see any of Costa's bike in Me & My bikes section...
He definitely had a black quad with the lugs off

I'm with Pickle though - if you've got a new frame with a new brake why mod it so it doesn't work so well?
If you want OG brakes get an old loopy to put them on

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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2015, 12:22 PM »
I only want to do it,coz to approx anything upto £600 + for a OS ripper F&F i just mad as prices for the OS bikes,parts is rising constantly etc ive a few bikes with cantilevers brakes etc and i just cant seem to get them to work rite bloody things.
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2015, 12:27 PM »
If you'd like any technical help you could always ask me.
Gertcha!

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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2015, 01:48 PM »
If you'd like any technical help you could always ask me.

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Sense of humour intact then  ;)

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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 05:52 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol: have no one else done this sort of thing thats still on this forum?
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 06:05 PM »
Loopy rippers aren't £600 at all.  Leave the V's and buy an old one if that's what you want.......you'll never be happy with it until you get an old one.......then you'll have a new frame that no one wants

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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 06:24 PM »
Get a nice V brake and enjoy stopping power rather than pull the lever and hope

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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2015, 08:14 PM »
See if you can get a 1" head tube welded on there while your at it, may as well have a headset that comes undone all the time to go with your brake that doesn't work :4_17_5:
Whats the matter Kid, don't ya like clowns? Don't we make you laugh? Aint we fukkin funny?

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« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2015, 08:23 PM »
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Re: Ripper question!!!
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2015, 03:46 PM »
LOL cheers a u brake etc it is then,there a 1 1/8 headtube can i run a 1 inch threaded set in it?
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