kicker Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yeah I used wheel bearing grease The bb is welded on the front of the down tube. It was a case of build bike then fit a riding position into it so I left it till last in case I needed some adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Braking performance was still average but slightly better with new grease so onto the next step in the hunt for brakes. Big bike = big brake right? Also I'm gonna lower the BB and get some steel pedals, alloy don't spark good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Finally got it the correct size? hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 sheeeite! awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Finally got it the correct size? hehe Yeah apparently measuring twice still isn't enough for me I couldn't do the old 'eye it up once, cut once then fill the gap with weld' method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnrusty Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 jesus! truing up that disc will be fun,/SKIDS ON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 mean. i think if you play around with the sproket sizes you can make coaster work better. ie on my bmx bikes biger rear sproket = faster to engage and lock up wheel easy. Smaller sproket = more gradual engagement and you realy have to stamp on it to get the wheel to lock. i have done extensive field trials haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Got the disc on, I put it on the front to start with as I wouldn't have to deal with chain adjustment with the brake mount if it was on the rear. Not sure if I like it on the front but cbf pissing around putting it on the rear, what say ye? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 You'll have that behemoth doing endos with that brake on the front. Are you doing the same on the rear for max skidz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 that hole in the middle is the perfect size for instaling some villiers twostrokes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Craziness! So sweet man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Rushed to get it finished for a shine haul on Friday night, I got the caliper mounted, ended up using the old steel brake lines of my 260C as a cable housing because the original stuff was rusted up inside. Also chucked on something to stash booze in First ride went fairly well but it seemed to play up a bit half way down and I couldn't get it adjusted right, turns out the old pads had sharted themselves. I've chucked in another set I have which are slightly better condition. I might shorten the cable tube a bit and I also need to change the lever as the current one doesn't have as much leverage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 You should go to a hydro brake boe. Means you dont have to fiddle with adjustments when the pads start to wear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 ^they also cost like a million times more than his probably free spec cable caliper lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Just about every mountain biker has a hayes 9 or similar in their garage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Looks amazing BTW Jezza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I wonder if the actual lineal speed of the rotor passing between the pads on braking is just causing the pads to disintegrate? An 8" rotor would have around 24" of rotor "length" per revolution where as that rotor would be what, 24" of diameter? so pretty close to 72" of rotor length per revolution - that's 3 times as much!!! When you think about the thickness of the pads and the amount of heat that could be transmitted through that pad on a slow dragging brake for the length of somewhere like Brooklyn hill it just sets of alarm bells in my mind. edit - I'm not a physics surgeon so don't know shit TBH... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 ^ plausible. Engineer out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Out of interest - how well does that grab? I imagine it would be fairly severe braking with that much torque action and zero spoke flex too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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