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othomas2

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Brake stays
« on: December 29, 2007, 06:17 PM »
Do you chaps ever use brake stays to accompany DC 890s / weinmann calipers ??

Or is/was this just a burner thing ??

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2007, 07:12 PM »
I used to use them on my race bike bitd, it helped stopped them flexing, I would like to try them again on my redline :daumenhoch:
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othomas2

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2007, 07:22 PM »
 8) 8) thanks for that.

Do you know if they were ever issued with the brake sets ??


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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2007, 07:39 PM »
Im sure they did mate, I think they was pretty common on brakes before the MX range
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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2007, 07:41 PM »
are they the L shaped bent metal jobbies
as i have a pair of those somewere

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2007, 09:00 PM »
are they the L shaped bent metal jobbies
as i have a pair of those somewere
Yes mate, they go under the brake block.. :daumenhoch:
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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2007, 09:17 PM »
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb  :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2007, 10:39 PM »
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb  :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:
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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2007, 10:58 PM »
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb  :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:

The poor souls  :LolLolLolLol:
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Trev

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2007, 11:09 PM »
Off topic I know, but where was you today Tone, I especially went to Daggers to see if I could further damage your thumb  :LolLolLolLol:
Nikki is ill mate, I did the right thing and attempted to cook for the mob :2funny:


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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2007, 11:29 PM »
nearly Trev, scrambled eggs for lunch then this for tea

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Trev

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2007, 11:37 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:

That's good. You need to keep them away from McDonalds or this might happen....


othomas2

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2007, 11:56 AM »
Thanks ratty for ya help... I think I'll use 'em in that case...

you made me hungry last night  :(

Plenty of meat on them kids....  :D :LolLolLolLol:

Goose1

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2007, 02:18 PM »
I've bought 4 sets of Dia compes O, the only ones that had brake stays were the 1020's

othomas2

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Re: Brake stays
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2007, 04:20 PM »
I've bought 4 sets of Dia compes O, the only ones that had brake stays were the 1020's

ohh.... interesting. Least I know for definite they were issued with some brake sets and not just an after market add on.

thanks
O

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