|   Call me crazy but.... - Avid Rollimajig for Brakes? | snappy033
Jan 12, 2002 4:39 PM | | Ok, the problem is, will the brake cable be able to fit through it? Could you replace the noodle on vbrakes or some of the cable housing going out of the brake lever? kind of interesting... |
| re: Call me crazy but.... - Avid Rollimajig for Brakes? | lcunnion
Jan 12, 2002 4:55 PM | | unless you want to do it just for the heck of it, i'm not sure what exactly the benefits of going through this trouble would be.
rollamajigs were designed to ease the sharp angle found at the housing loop going from the chainstay back into the rear derailleur. all of the angles on brake lines tend to be pretty loose (unless you intentionally make them otherwise).
i think the noodle will be lighter - less complicated - and less prone to malfunction. but i don't speak as an all-knowing expert and i'd hate to be the one to stomp out someone else's creative processes.
cheers,
linh-dan |
| re: Call me crazy but.... - Avid Rollimajig for Brakes? | snappy033
Jan 12, 2002 6:47 PM | | I was just thinking, less housing = less friction. Plus it would look neater and less prone to snagging. My brake noodles tend to get contaminated or the inner liner gets frayed or ripped up so I thought the design of the avid might help it. |
| re: Call me crazy but.... - Avid Rollimajig for Brakes? | lcunnion
Jan 12, 2002 7:17 PM | | i'm not so sure about the snagging part especially because where once there was a slender noodle there now will be a chunky device.
as for contamination - do you use your little rubber bootie? i know many people will say they are mostly for show, but i swear they do work - at least for me. i suppose the same arguments extend to front shock booties, but in that case i think the need is even more important as it also protects the stanchions from getting scored.
and the avid is kind of an open design so the i would guess that the possibility of contamination is much greater. remember, the brakes are definitely more exposed to gathering trail gunk than the rear derailleur.
this certainly won't be a cheap solution to your problem, but what about gore ride ons? or perhaps switching to hydros (if cash weren't an issue - yeah right! ) :-)
seriously about the gores though - i've heard nothing but good reviews about properly installed gore systems. they are especially nice if you're riding in mudsville or antarctica.
at anyrate, many great ideas are the result of tinkering - so by all means please don't let anything i say stop you, especially if you've already got the parts laying around. like i said before, i definately do not have all the answers and could very well just be talkin out my rear.
good luck,
linh |
| Nope...cable too thick...and.. | GregR
Jan 13, 2002 6:31 AM | | The diameter for the brake cable is too thick for the rollamajig, and the body of the rollamajig is too wide to fit into the cable retainer on the Vbrake.
The only option that I know of that would work is to get some travel agents...as they can be used without affecting cable travel....
G |
| re: Call me crazy but.... - Avid Rollimajig for Brakes? | gary
Jan 13, 2002 8:33 AM | | I think I saw a picture in Mountain Bike Action magazine some months back where a racer had done exactly what you are trying to do. I have a Rollamagig and they shed mud and crud pretty well because of there design, so I don't think that is an issue. I bet it works better than noodle and plastic insert. Probably no better, though, than gore cables like other person mentioned. |
| Try a cable roller by Cycle Pro, I use them on my avids | Firecrotch
Jan 13, 2002 11:00 PM | | They are brack-specific and cost about $5 each at the shop I work at. Try you LBS. |
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