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adam68

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Old school brakes
« on: August 21, 2008, 07:41 PM »
Can anyone help. The breakes on my skyway street beat are crap!!! :-[
There diacomp MX with repro tuff pads on tuff 2s.
They seam to be set up ok.
Is there any better breaks i can use or any other pads anyone has tryed??????????

Cheers Adam

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 07:43 PM »
Try some light sandpaper on the tuf pads to wear them down a bit, and re-check everything again. Should be ok?  ??? :)

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 08:09 PM »

Too true  :LolLolLolLol:


Old school brakes were never that good! just we were all 5 stone lighter in the 80's  ;D ;D

Bru  :daumenhoch:

adam68

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2008, 09:12 PM »
Nearer 9 stone lighter ;D

nishiki14

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2008, 09:31 PM »
28 years and ive still not managed to find brakes that stop me, perhaps a coaster brake for ya skyways fella :LolLolLolLol:

adam68

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 11:22 AM »
Maybe not quite 9 stone but was a lot smaller then.
Coaster break???

thecrooch

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 03:20 PM »
Coaster break???

As in a pedal back brake,  you can normally find em on the bay.

moley

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2008, 10:37 PM »
I have just put some on my Quad Freestyler!!

I tried to fit an ACS Freecoaster device to it but ot doesn't fit the New School Tuffs!!

I will test ride it tomorrow!!

Knowing my luck, I'm expecting to fly over the handlebars at some point!!  :buck2:

moley

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2008, 09:40 AM »
I'm not hitting the ramps with it!!  :shocked:

Just for Back hops and practice some kick turns.

If I go over the bars once then I'm ditching it!!  :daumenhoch:

adam68

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2008, 07:52 PM »
Ive seen them on the bay too, but maybe i wont try one of those then!!!!!!!
I can remember the last time i hit concrete with head, not one of my best past times! :-\

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2008, 12:53 PM »
foot jams works wonders on tuffs lol
try some new stickier pads

adam68

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Re: Old school brakes
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2008, 09:48 PM »
Foot jams at my age lol ;D
Will try new pads though
Cheers

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