Ripper question!!!

[hokuspokus74]

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

[Retrodan72]

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.

[hokuspokus74]

Is he still on here Dan,be good if there a few pics of it

[Retrodan72]

Is he still on here Dan,be good if there a few pics of it

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

His bikes will be in M&MB still though.   

[hokuspokus74]

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

[griff]

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?

[hokuspokus74]

Who Griff,is there any threads on any one that did that type of thing?

[griff]

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

[hokuspokus74]

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.

[Monk_Wally_Honk]

If you'd like any technical help you could always ask me.

[insectbones]

If you'd like any technical help you could always ask me.

 

Sense of humour intact then 

[hokuspokus74]

  have no one else done this sort of thing thats still on this forum?

[pickle]

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

[pickle]

Get a nice V brake and enjoy stopping power rather than pull the lever and hope

[Dark Diggler]

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

[pickle]

 

[hokuspokus74]

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?