brakes questions

[motomagII]

got a brake adaptor from caplier brakes to new school brakes put hombre on then tried to fit v brakes and they dont fit the holes are too small for the to slide onto the adaptor .are hombre and v brakes different fittings ?

[Rombloke]

cos v brakes and u brakes are different size(see how i stated the obvious there)

Dave

[motomagII]

yeah i think i figured that .i think .i though they were same fitting .set up hombre on the front but doesnt work very well really .got v brake on rear and it is shit hot so was trying to put on front too .can u set adaptors for the v brake from calipers ?

[Rombloke]

i think you can get em gregg yeah...but to be honest, a u brake can be set up to work the boll0cks
never as good as a v brake , but there seems to be no in between with v brakes...they are either off...or on....try to fettle the ubrake...it will come good

good luck

Dave

[motomagII]

the u brake works fine until i u turn the cable then it seems crap .but it seems to be the only way to set it up .ie cable tie to forks and u back to caliper

[Rombloke]

lube the cable with silicone spray ....plenty of grease on the lugs too gregg...thats the key...

honest

Dave

[motomagII]

silicone spray .i sprayed wd 40 down them is this not good ?

[Rombloke]

no...funnily enough wd doesnt really lube well enough....common grease is miles better, but silicone spray is the best...you can get bike specific stuff from halfords...not dear at all mate

Dave

[ORB]

WD40 is evil.