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Paging MCMs, or are you still here? (5 posts)
|  Paging MCMs, or are you still here? | teecee
Jan 11, 2002 5:11 PM | | Trying to fit hs-33s to a bmx jumping/street frame that is set for u-brakes (990s), any thoughts? I could see this guy I know who owns an arc-welding set-up..... Magura used to make adapters, but no more. Any input would be great. Thanks, tc in vt |
| Would brake therapy work? Help me out Heff. (nm) | firecrotch
Jan 11, 2002 11:20 PM | | |
| HS-33's are a rim brake.......... | heff®
Jan 12, 2002 3:08 AM | | ......not a disk, so no, Brake Therapy won't work.
Since Magura doesn't make the adapter anymore.......two places I would try. Either Thorsten at ThorUSA, or Trialsin.
You could also contact Magura for the dimensions of the old adapter, I'm sure they'd give them to ya. Give Jimi a yell.
Other than that, yeah, you could probably weld new brake bosses on, but you don't want to arc weld, depending on what the frame is made of.
heff® |
| Big Cheese Brake Mount | lcunnion
Jan 12, 2002 5:06 PM | | Available from QBP (cat #BR9121 as of my old 1999 catalogue) is the Big Cheese linear brake mount. It's a pretty crude but, I suppose, effective looking setup consisting of a brakearch with canti studs which attatches to a frame or fork via hose clamps. I've never used one personally as I've always had bikes with normal cantilever studs - but I did have a friend who thought they worked well enough for a couple of his bikes.
no affiliation to QBP,
cheers and good luck with the search,
linh |
| P.S. on Big Cheese Brake Mount | lcunnion
Jan 12, 2002 5:14 PM | | with regards to being able to setup a set of HS-33s, I think it would work judging by how tall the brakearch goes on this particular adapter - it seems like there is enough flat space to accommodate the upper support arms of the evolution adapters. however, I must say that this is only a good guess on my part and in no way do I hope you find my statement as expert enough to take blindly - I do not assume any liability in this instance financially or otherwise (sorry dude).
once again, happy hunting,
linh |
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