|   Does my ManitouBlack's flex warrant a brake booster? | jared
Jul 14, 2002 2:30 PM | | It seems that the v-brake posts on my Black Elite flex a lot, and it's hard to control the front brake sometimes (Especially w/ endos) Is it a common problem, or is it just me? I've been thinking about getting a brake booster (a Moonlighter looks cool) but I don't want to add the weight to my bike if it wouln't help at all. Does anyone else have this problem? Also, it might be a problem w/ the brakes, Shimano 420s (I'm not sure if that's the equivalent or Deore or not, but they definitely aren't XTRs) Thanks for any help,
Tom |
| yeah, a booster will help. | heff®
Jul 14, 2002 3:31 PM | | You won't get a Moonlighter, though, he stopped making them a little over two years ago.
heff® |
| Try a Salsa booster first. | Twilight Error®
Jul 14, 2002 3:35 PM | | They're fairly cheap (but heavy) and you'll know whether or not a booster will help your situation without dropping a lot of cash. |
| Salsa brake booster (carbon) | PiroChu
Jul 17, 2002 11:48 AM | | I have one of those in the back, as my seat-stays are too thin/soft & bend/flex under braking. (My front brakes seem to be OK without it, thanks to stiff Marzocchi.)
A regular aluminum one weighs 110g, but Salsa also has a carbon
one which weighs 68g.
I've never actually seen the carbon ones around, though - only seen it on their website.
(I don't know how much more it'll cost for a carbon one.) |
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