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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: colinv on June 21, 2006, 04:33:07 am

Title: Rear disc brake
Post by: colinv on June 21, 2006, 04:33:07 am

Has anybody fitted a rear disc brake set up to their carbon? I have tried to search it in here but its coming up with nothing.

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: Matno on June 21, 2006, 06:03:28 am

Sure. Tons of us have. I've got a couple pictures of mine in my gallery. Off the top of my head I'd say check out galleries for Old Proflexor, Simon, CarbonAngus, Hammer (who makes the Hammerhead adaptor a lot of us use), MegaOZ, and OZ Sub for starters... Most of those are Hammerheads. Mine is a homemade, bolt-on job. Nothing fancy, but it works and didn't modify my swingarm at all.

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: colinv on June 21, 2006, 09:14:16 am

I think I have figured it out, it looks like you had the same problem I have, I take it the caliper doesn't move about even with all the washers acting as spacer? I'll try and source some spacers at work in the morning.

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: Matno on June 21, 2006, 11:10:19 am

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I take it the caliper doesn't move about even with all the washers acting as spacer?

Not even a little bit. Clearly, if I had had better spacers (i.e. one-piece spacers), I would have used them, but the washers work just fine. Their only real purpose is side to side support, and they certainly don't compress!

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: Thunderchild on June 21, 2006, 11:15:36 am

I have done the disc prosthesis procedure(how was that Dr. Matno?) on my 5000 and my Oz.  No modifications.  They both continue to work great.
 
Thunderchild

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: jeffhop on June 22, 2006, 11:55:29 am

have a look in my gallery for a close up of the rear adaptor that simon made thats on my oz

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: colinv on June 23, 2006, 03:25:47 am

Sorted, got some spacers from work the fit really well, cheers for the help, now to get some more hose so I can route it properly.

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: colinv on June 23, 2006, 08:28:26 am

Forgot to ask, where do you peeps get your hydraulic brake hose from? I need to get more for my hayes brakes.

Title: Re: Rear disc brake
Post by: jeffhop on June 23, 2006, 09:39:55 am

colinv,  have you tried crc? heres a link to exactly what you need

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=564

i would go for the braided goodridge hose myself.