Baby steps towards my third bike

[Spokes]

Wow that looks a cool piece kit!

Chris

[purple gerbil]

Starting to look good, gonna be an interesting build.

[fyrstormer]

God knows when I'll have the time, money, and space to actually build anything with these parts, but at least I have them now -- and spares. Oh man do I have spares. I've got another four of these brakes sitting in a pile, because that's what it took to get a complete set of mounting hardware. But as inexpensive as they were, it was worth it, because this particular version of the roller brake can mount to disc-brake tabs, which blows wide-open the possibilities for which frames I can use. Depending on how parts line up, I might be able to use the front brake on the rear hub too, which would let me take advantage of the disc-brake-mount approach on both wheels. I know front and rear disc-brake mounts are positioned slightly differently, but there's some adjustability in the mounting hardware for the roller brakes, so it might actually work.

All I gotta do now is convince myself to stop buying RC cars, move to another state, get settled down, and finish this build before having kids. God knows I won't have time for anything else after that.

[Colin]

Love the cooling(?) fins on the rear hub, glad I could play a small part in realising your aspirations!

Off to Cuba on Wednesday, I doubt I'll see any PRO~FLEX's there, just heavy Chinese clunkers!

Col.

[fyrstormer]

Yep, both of the roller brakes have cooling fins on the wheel-facing side. Thanks again for your help getting the hubs.