cai Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) mate just told me about these, its a v-brake adaptor but only goes into one of the threads instead of the two. will it be fine ? or will it flex like a bitch, will i have problems setting it up it? ive got an onza set for the rear just wondering what your thoughts are on them and if people have tried and tested them and want to give me a review. Edited May 25, 2008 by cai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 sorry for posting it up as cais acount,it was still logged in as his name when my comp died like 2 weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 The link doesn't work properly. Do you mean the Mission ones? If so, I'd be worried that they were in the wrong place. V-brake bosses have to be lower than mag mounts - if you look at the heatsink v-daptors you can see this. I reckon with these Mission ones, the mount would be too high to use a V-brake - the pads would hit the tyre not the rim. Of course this depends slightly on what frame you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Harding Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 The link doesn't work properly. Do you mean the Mission ones? If so, I'd be worried that they were in the wrong place. V-brake bosses have to be lower than mag mounts - if you look at the heatsink v-daptors you can see this. I reckon with these Mission ones, the mount would be too high to use a V-brake - the pads would hit the tyre not the rim. Of course this depends slightly on what frame you're using. I personally avoided these for that reason. dont know whether thats the way they would work,but i dont like the look of them either. To be honest your better off getting hold of of some heatsink ones . Got hold of some a few weeks back and gotta say they are worth the money. Very rigid and lots of width adjustments,(if that makes sence) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Ward Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 if your tinking of the mission ones then stop whilst your ahead, they may be cheap but thats for a reason. the bolt strips the threads in your frame and your best option is to araldite it back in because a helicoil isnt strong enough either. youve obviously got 4 bolt mounts so just stick with a magura. thats what the mounts are designed for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Harding Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 the 4 bolt mounts are there for a reason yeah, but not everyone like to use magura some prefer to use V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 its for the front, im using sd3 arms and echo lite forks if that makes any diffference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 those mission adaptors are awful, really flexy. get some heatsink or zhi ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 where can i get zhi ones from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 nse or trials-uk i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Get the neon ones from zhi chris, they look class! http://www.neonbike.com/shop/list.asp?id=1306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Trialsin USA Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 The open ended slot for the top bolt of NEON ones does not exactly get me inspired to think about the torsional rigidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Lush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale-Hill Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Lush... They look fit i want some Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 The open ended slot for the top bolt of NEON ones does not exactly get me inspired to think about the torsional rigidity. I agree. I also can't see how it attaches to the mount at the bottom. If the v-brake boss mount screws into the mount, wouldn't it have the problem of not being aligned right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_ Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I agree. I also can't see how it attaches to the mount at the bottom. If the v-brake boss mount screws into the mount, wouldn't it have the problem of not being aligned right? Those holes above the V boss are there for a reason.... done done Duhhhhhhh BOLT HOLES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 If it's for the front, probably best you just get some new second hand forks. You won't need to spend anymore than £50 (which could actually get you some new ones perhaps). And as Vee adapaters cost enough anyway i'd just buy new forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 V-brake bosses have to be lower than mag mounts - if you look at theheatsink v-daptors you can see this. I reckon with these Mission ones, the mount would be too high to use a V-brake - the pads would hit the tyre not the rim. I completely disagre! the Heatsink and Onza ones have the bosses far too low, which results in running the pads up higher in the vee itself - and loosing power, and on mods (big back tyre), the noodle and cable sometimes scraps on the tyre (especially which the avid range, as they have shorter arms than most) - which is hardly good, wheres out the tyre, and can't be healthy to the vee either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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