Author Topic: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes  (Read 3382 times)

Offline Foundsoul1980

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 139
Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« on: November 24, 2008, 12:08:29 AM »
If you guys would post pics and help me out. Thanks

Offline Nesquik

  • Cliffhanger
  • *******
  • Posts: 611
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2008, 04:47:42 AM »
Help with what exactly?   :huh:

Offline Levi

  • Team
  • Cliffhanger
  • *****
  • Posts: 692
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2008, 09:40:57 AM »
http://www.global-flat.com/smf/index.php?topic=13890.0
don't know what you are looking for. hope this helps.

Offline Foundsoul1980

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 139
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2008, 05:57:04 PM »
I was looking to see if people ran 2 flexies for top and bottom of cable and if the easults would be better. I'm using a shadow linear cable and it seems like the one side (the arm that the cable housing is connected to if that make sense) pulls after the other side is against the rim. If a flexie would solve that problem.

Offline SIN

  • GF Inhabitant
  • ********
  • Posts: 1143
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2008, 06:25:57 PM »
i tried running a linear cable and ran into the same problem, but you can fix that by just running an odyssey SLIC CABLE it bends better than a linear cable...

but if you got the money buy a NOKON cable, thats what im running on my london and it bends really tight and feels perfect with no binding....


Offline slimp

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 149
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2008, 07:55:29 PM »
SIN: are you using the stock cable that came with the NOKON? I also have the NOKON, and the  housing is great, but it seems the stock cable was not pre-stretched, or maybe its in my head.

Offline SIN

  • GF Inhabitant
  • ********
  • Posts: 1143
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2008, 07:59:25 PM »
slimp:

got my Nokon cable used so i dont know if its the original inner cable....sorry


Offline pawnshopmike

  • Cliffhanger
  • *******
  • Posts: 679
    • http://www.ebay.com/sch/pawnshopmike/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2008, 08:19:12 PM »
I was looking to see if people ran 2 flexies for top and bottom of cable and if the easults would be better. I'm using a shadow linear cable and it seems like the one side (the arm that the cable housing is connected to if that make sense) pulls after the other side is against the rim. If a flexie would solve that problem.


Sounds like you need to adjust your spring tension. And if you haven't seen it yet check out the how to video on front brakes at www.mattbmx.com
Hope this helps.

Offline Foundsoul1980

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 139
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2008, 11:08:01 PM »
I was looking to see if people ran 2 flexies for top and bottom of cable and if the easults would be better. I'm using a shadow linear cable and it seems like the one side (the arm that the cable housing is connected to if that make sense) pulls after the other side is against the rim. If a flexie would solve that problem.


Sounds like you need to adjust your spring tension. And if you haven't seen it yet check out the how to video on front brakes at www.mattbmx.com
Hope this helps.


I did adjust my springs but that one side i felt it was to much tension so I didn't want to take it any farther, I think its the linear housing that maybe the problem but I'll wait till I get my Odyssey forks. Thinking of buying 2 flexies one for the top and btoom of the linear cable to see if it helps which i'm sure it will.

Offline David (Toucan)

  • Free Speech? Nahhh
  • Team
  • GF Inhabitant
  • *****
  • Posts: 1884
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2008, 11:57:33 PM »
I was looking to see if people ran 2 flexies for top and bottom of cable and if the easults would be better. I'm using a shadow linear cable and it seems like the one side (the arm that the cable housing is connected to if that make sense) pulls after the other side is against the rim. If a flexie would solve that problem.


Sounds like you need to adjust your spring tension. And if you haven't seen it yet check out the how to video on front brakes at www.mattbmx.com
Hope this helps.


I did adjust my springs but that one side i felt it was to much tension so I didn't want to take it any farther, I think its the linear housing that maybe the problem but I'll wait till I get my Odyssey forks. Thinking of buying 2 flexies one for the top and btoom of the linear cable to see if it helps which i'm sure it will.


if that side feels to strong then loosen the other... duh...
Bikes--> Put The Fun Between Your Legs

Offline Ken NJ

  • GF Inhabitant
  • ********
  • Posts: 1281
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2008, 07:40:25 PM »
I use the odyssey slic cable and it's great..  cheap & equally as effective...

flat rules everything around me f.r.e.a.m.

Offline Foundsoul1980

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 139
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2008, 01:24:45 AM »
I use the odyssey slic cable and it's great..  cheap & equally as effective...



Yeah but i'm trying to get rid of that huge lupe of cable.

Offline flatlandfan

  • Backpacker
  • ******
  • Posts: 269
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2008, 04:25:17 AM »
I use the odyssey slic cable and it's great..  cheap & equally as effective...



Yeah but i'm trying to get rid of that huge lupe of cable.

I run my normal Ody cable like SIN did with the fancy cable there and it's extremely smooth.
No zip ties or anything. No brazed on cable guide. No cable hanging down the fork leg. No cable rub on the tire.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2008, 04:27:21 AM by flatlandfan »

Offline SIN

  • GF Inhabitant
  • ********
  • Posts: 1143
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2008, 05:10:25 PM »
I use the odyssey slic cable and it's great..  cheap & equally as effective...



Yeah but i'm trying to get rid of that huge lupe of cable.

what brakes are you running?

Offline Foundsoul1980

  • Hitchhiker
  • *****
  • Posts: 139
Re: Pics and preffrences on running front brakes
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2008, 06:52:50 PM »
what brakes are you running?

Odyssey evo 1's