Made a Rear Brake Adaptor for Parallel mount/Klein bikes

[02gf74]

good job but as you know, it is a compromise - you need very a chunky chunk of al alloy so that the calliper does not move from side to side due to how far away it is from the mount.

as you have realised, and as shown with the second photo, the usually outboard clalipers do not fit in the space between seat and chainstays.

There is an ancient Avid (? need to look ikt up) calliper that does but that is rarer than a immaculate klein sold for £ 45.99.

So what I did was to make my own adapter (don't bother, they can be bougt for a tenner) to fit a magure front calliper - these are compact.

It works with Shimano brake lever despite the different piston sizes, the only down side is the bleed nipple is not at the highest point, so the bleed the calliper, it needs to be removed from the bike.

read about it here

PS nice welding! you did that at work or home, what TIG machine do yo have?

 

[zagato36]

Re: Need that Adapter...are any for sale?

I am wondering if this adapter has been reproduced by anyone? I am looking for this adapter for a 2001 Klein Attitude (size M). Thank you for any additional information...

 

[pete_mcc]

Re: Need that Adapter...are any for sale?

I am wondering if this adapter has been reproduced by anyone? I am looking for this adapter for a 2001 Klein Attitude (size M). Thank you for any additional information...

You looked at something like this?

http://www.rocknrollbikes.com/dirt-jump ... to-is.html

 

[pete_mcc]

Or if your on the other side of the ocean:

Parallel Mount Adapter - B&S version
http://www.torontocycles.com/Selling/Adapters.html

 

[zagato36]

Looking for something like this: viewtopic.php?t=119330 (Original post this this thread)

Here is another version: http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/brake- ... dapter.jpg

The above are both home made. And I have heard of the stay braking w/ any caliper mounted in this location directly or indirectly (via an adapter).

Another option is from Brake Therapy: http://shop.therapycomponents.com/image ... 43x343.jpg

Third option is to simply go with V-Brake.

 

[pete_mcc]

Toronto Cycles used to do this:

Maybe contact them to see if they have any left?

 

[zagato36]

Re:

Cool, thanks...

 

[zagato36]

Response:
Sorry, we stopped selling those mostly due to shipping costs and I dont have any to sell at this time...

 

[urbanfireblade]

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PS nice welding! you did that at work or home, what TIG machine do yo have?

Hi. Long time since this post but yes that’s my own welding, i use a small MUREX water cooled torch TIG welding machine at work, rated up to 160A.

Bracket is still going strong even after all these years, I’ve since sold the Klein to a workmate but I still see it when he rides which is rare, like couple of times a year!

Tempted to buy this bike back off him......

 

[drkway2esc]

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Sir UrbanFireBlade,

I'll say that is one of the finest parallel mount brake adapters that I have seen! I've just joined this forum as I'm just beginning to research the possibilities of converting a 1999 Trek YSL200 with similar rear geometry to disc brakes and you've executed to a high degree here.

If this isn't too forward from a newbie, but would you happen to have schematics in your archives so that one could attempt to recreate your handiwork on the other side of the Atlantic? I would be sincerely grateful as I'm not a reinvent-the-wheel-kind-of-guy and it would offer a significant starting point to the exercise as the cold months begin.

Duly noted that you don't spend much time on this forum currently, but I hope that you might reply. Ride on!