U brake required

[hughse0]

Just bought a tatty old colnago mtb frame that requires a u brake for the under rear chainstay fitment. Not sure if I need one for the front too?! Let me know what .....if anything you have. It doesn't need to be perfect but it needs to be complete ( not bothered about brake blocks though)
Be gentle with me .....I know naff all about mtb's and the dark arts.

Simon

 

[Muddy paw]

Hi mate what Colnago model is it as that will help with members identyfing wether it requires a u brake for the front as not all bikes with rear u brake's had one fitted to the fork as i have a 88 Muddy Fox Courier that has canti's fitted as standard to the forks as well as an 89 Kona Fire Mountain which is the same set up again and far as i know of the most well known mtb's for double u brake's were the 88-89 Saracen's ..

 

[hughse0]

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Hi it's a colnago ibex fantastic! I cannot find anything about them to be honest so any info would be great.

 

[Muddy paw]

Is your bike anything like these by any chance ;
So yours is like this one then ..

Master mtb

both these bikes are 1988 models which is when most mtbs had under stay u brakes ..

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[hughse0]

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It's similar to the top one with the extended seat tube but it is not a master-I think that one is. It has the straight forks but round tubing on the top tube and not the crimped type

 

[MR OX]

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Nice! I have an exage u brake with matching canti's but looks like you'll be needing something a bit higher up the spec list!

 

[Muddy paw]

Yes the top one is suppose to be an Ibex and as for the Master well i threw that in just for comparison unfortunately their is nothing regarding your particular model in the Retro Bike archives but i'll have a nosey round the web and see if i can route some info out ..

 

[hughse0]

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Just taken a few photos if it helps.....it's covered in Polish at the moment

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wilu5nzi0tn6 ... 0yvLa?dl=0

 

[Muddy paw]

I'm not sure wether it's had a respray but hopefully i'll find some further info on it soon ..

 

[hughse0]

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Yeah...in fairness I don't think it's the original paint, it's like a metal flake effect