Front brake set up

[gary67]

Was wondering what front brake caliper to put on my Standard Tao. A ad990, Acs boa, Bulldog or a Nippon like Osicka ran

[midschooljon]

Osicka build 

[gary4130]

would go for either an ad990 or nippon gary
 it's fairly easy to do a twin front brake with an ad990-would like to see that setup with a nippon 

[gary67]

I've got Bash forks, but no ad mounts and don't really like brake plates, so I'll go for a proper caliper.

[gary4130]

would be interested on how the twin brake setup works with a nippon 

[gary67]

Never used a Bulldog, did they come after the Nippon and was they better ??

[midschooljon]

Never used a Bulldog, did they come after the Nippon and was they better ??

Yes they were after the Nippon. They were a low end brake from DC and I wouldn't recommend anyone looking for performance use one instead of a Nippon. 

[gary67]

So the Nippon is better John?

[ED209]

So the Nippon is better John?

infinitely 

[outriding]

Well if you want braking performance then use a U-brake.

I have a Nippon on my Morales but I'm switching it out for a 990 with adapter.

There must have been some conspiracy going on in the late 80's / early 90's for companies not putting u-brakes up front...
It's curious that the 88 Haro trials bike had 990's up front and they only started putting them on freestyle bikes in 96 or 97...

[gary67]

Well i have got some Bash forks with mounts on, but id like them chromed, what kinda price would i be looking at ??