Kcnc vb1 brakes help

[ishaw]

I just took delivery of a set of these brakes, and God they are light.

The fitting kit it comes with is gold, and I'm keen to make them look more stealthy. Most of the fixings are standard bike bolts so will either swap with black or ti alternatives, but the noodle mounts are nothing standard.

Does anyone know if you can buy these parts separately? If so, where from as my Google fu has run dry and I can't find anything.

Cheers

 

[tintin40]

www.torontocycles.com sell lots of after market parts. But at the mo he has close shop till the COVI-19 has gone.

 

[Rampage]

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bike24.com sell a lot (or used to) of ‘anodized’ bolts.

 

[ishaw]

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Cheers. I've got plenty of bolts I can swap as most are chainring bolts. It's the noodle holder bits I'm struggling with.

Might have to resort to getting them anodized. They are small though so not worth the minimum charge some places have.

 

[danson67]

You can get the flexible ones in a few colours: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bendable-Tub ... 1397510572

Never seen the rigid ones in anything other than silver.
I have used Nokon/Alligator/Jagwire Elite, segmented stuff for this purpose, too...and that comes in all sorts of colours.

All the best,

 

[ishaw]

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Thanks. Got me some of the flexi noodles in black, can replace the other bolts with black ones. The last piece of the puzzle are the bits the noodles fit into.

 

[legrandefromage]

I hope you dont ride with the brake pads upside down

 

[ishaw]

I hope you dont ride with the brake pads upside down

I don't ride the bike at all at the moment. When I do, I'll be sure to fit the blocks the right way round.

 

[Baulz]

If you use housing such as I-Links you can get rid of the noodle and curve the housing right into gold part in your picture above. Looks cleaner and offers a negligible weight savings.

 

[ishaw]

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It's the gold part I'm wanting to change, from gold to black. Can't find any alternatives, have not had a reply from kcnc either.

Was hoping to find an alternative option other than painting/anodizing.