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spesh

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what to do
« on: February 22, 2007, 09:48 PM »
got an 05 gt 24" cruiser which im fitting old school parts to
problem is ive got a v-brake on the rear and a hole in the frame to mount a normal brake do i >
grind the v-brake mounts off and fit the mx1000 (copy) which ive already got to match the front
or do i leave as is with the v-brake which wont match anything

what do i do?

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Re: what to do
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2007, 10:03 PM »
Dude, don't grind them off  :shocked:

You might be able to unscrew the threaded sections from the mounts, if not Hope and X-Lite sell some alloy jobbies to put over them for MTB bikes that use Disc brakes.  Nothing wrong with keeping the V-brake, just change it to a Dia Compe MXII or Shimano BMX V  :daumenhoch:

I would check my GT24 to see if you can unscrew them but it's in the garage and cold  :LolLolLolLol:


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spesh

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Re: what to do
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 10:42 PM »
yeah i think they do unscrew but i was thinking about removing the whole lot and having a nice smooth tube
but then if i leave them i could revert back to a v if needed
cheers mate that given me something to think about :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2007, 10:45 PM »
can ya just buy the bits that unscrew as i need a pair lol

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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2007, 10:59 PM »
can ya just buy the bits that unscrew as i need a pair lol

Rhys, you should be able to, I'll ask my mate who runs an MTB/Road shop  :daumenhoch:


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theRuler

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Re: what to do
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2007, 11:02 PM »
use the v brake on it




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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2007, 11:16 PM »
cheers marty  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2007, 06:38 AM »
use a V brake at least you will be able to stop  :LolLolLolLol:  there are some nice ones out there available in colours, Shimano have red and also black and gold (might take a little searching though) Odyssey have the A brake in colours too or you can run canti brakes for  a more mid school look.
Rhys brake posts are available from MTB shops, take your bike in though as they come in a couple of different sizes
 :) DINGO :)

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