U brake replacement suggestions

[Johnsqual]

Hello,

I've got a u-brake on one of my projects that seems to be missing a small
but important part.

Can anyone suggest a good replacement for u-brakes? I believe it's possible
to use either roller cam brakes or BMX type u-brakes. Are there any particularly good versions, or ones to avoid?

Cheers,

Johnny

 

[gtRTSdh]

Magura's. . .

 

[Johnsqual]

Cheers, cool I have some maguras already than might work.

So do they just bolt into the post holes for the u-brakes?

 

[poweredbypies]

Looks like the mounts have to b chopped up. :?

 

[gtRTSdh]

Looks like the mounts have to b chopped up. :?

Indeed. I've removed the actual U-brake bosses and bolted directly into the frame.

 

[gtRTSdh]

I've got a set of suntour roller cams, they're very heavy. A real interest point of any bike. To be honest I never put decent pads in them to see if they were any good.

Roller cams on evil bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Odyssey-Pitbu ... 337d426d3b

 

[euphras_1]

Get some XCD or XC Sport roller cams off the bay or from online bicycle parts dealers. I currently build up an 1988 RockHopper and i´m thinking about using a roller cam instead of the original U-brake

 

[Johnsqual]

Thanks for the suggestions - those XCDs look good -I presume they would still work on chainstay mounts rather than under the seat stays.

Johnny

 

[ishaw]

Looks like the mounts have to b chopped up. :?

I thought you could simply run the mounts upside down, not chop them up

 

[gtRTSdh]

Looks like the mounts have to b chopped up. :?

I thought you could simply run the mounts upside down, not chop them up

The guy who put me onto the idea had to file his out a lot, it depends on the frame, and how much out of square tolerance you're prepared to put up with, mine are very sqaure to the rim. One set of mounts was only a tenner from evil bay so it was no real loss if it didn't work.