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Author Topic: Rear disc brake  (Read 3711 times)

colinv

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Rear disc brake
« 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.
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #3 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!
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #4 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.
 
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Rear disc brake
« Reply #8 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.
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