Author Topic: info on boa front brakes (Read 2284 times)

harris · « **on:** February 07, 2007, 12:05 PM »

what colours where these made in as ive been offered one but wanted to no
how many different colours where available the ones with the mech sealed units and large bolt.
hears my blue one to show which brake im on about ,and sorry for the ad pic.

rory · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:14 PM »

im sure they only done the extra thick bolted ones in black, but could be wrong

harris · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:15 PM »

mines blue

with thick bolt.

rory · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:17 PM »

wow ,havent seen a blue one before, did you drill your forks out to fit it .

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:18 PM »

ye its big fat hole now .10mm i would guess or there abouts.

rory · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:22 PM »

ive got a nos black one but am too scared to take a drill to forks.
think i saw white ones bitd with smaller bolt

selfpreservation · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2007, 05:44 PM »

ive got a black one small hole , ive only ever seen one coloured one and thats yours

harris · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2007, 05:56 PM »

strange they must have done a short run of these coloured ones.

zed4130 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2007, 05:57 PM »

ive only ever seen black 'but you could get them anodized what ever colour you want

harris · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2007, 09:05 PM »

so no one else no about the colours.

gary4130 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:22 PM »

nope mate .i only thought they came in black or silver

harris · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:24 PM »

hmmm so why is mine blue then

ive had a good look and it looks proper job.

selfpreservation · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:30 PM »

id say devine intervention to go with that bike

harris · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:10 PM »

this is now a homework task.you lot .

SaMAlex · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:40 PM »

As far as I can remember, the 10mm ones werent sold by ACS, they were re-done by someone in the UK. I think it was rob ridge. He just took a boa, made it better (10mm axle and sealed bearings I think) and re sold them. I guess he could have done anything to the colour while they were in bits.

Im not really sure cos I was using a canti on the front when it was all going on

harris · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:43 PM »

now we are getting somewhere ,cheers alex.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:46 PM »

I bet Chris Job can tell you more (he's on here). I will ask a few people off the site too.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2007, 09:27 PM »

Yip. Rob Ridge. The Reaction Megabrake. He took stock Boas and made the mods himself, bloody good brake - 10mm axle. However, I'm almost certain that ACS released a fat axled Boa of their own toward the end of the Boas reign. I'm not entirely sure they ran sealed bearings like Robs ones, I only ever had one of his Megabrakes.

harris · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2007, 09:39 PM »

good more info..

ORB · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2007, 11:31 PM »

I have quie a few Boa's and I will say that they are the best sidepull ever.

selfpreservation · « **Reply #20 on:** February 10, 2007, 08:20 AM »

my thin axle boa in black has sealed bearings

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2007, 05:29 PM »

Must be a late one then. They always ran on bearings I believe, but open. When the axle snapped (as they quite regularly did) they showered the ramp in caliper arms and loose balls

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #22 on:** February 10, 2007, 11:06 PM »

When I built my StreetBeat, all I could find were the 10mm axle Boas. Someone on here pointed me in the direction of the standard size at a very good price, saving the forks from a nasty drilling-out.
Pair before the recent ones -mid/late 90s I think- I dismantled and added extra grease to the loose-ball bearings. Seems that ACS were a tad mean with the lube. Never encountered any sealed ones myself. Never snapped an axle, either.
They ARE the best sidepull ever made. Only ever bought black, must be 4 sets by now, but someone did flow me a 'rawed' set once.