Mounts

[hugo bashall]

Hi guys.

I was just wondering why on some forks do they have the brake mounts on the front and on others the brake mount is on the back??

also what are the advantages of both?

thanks

Hugo...

[Captain Scarlet]

Brake mounts on the back of forks make the braking area much stiffer, the braking momentum is pulled into the forks as opposed to away from the forks, giving it a much more solid stop.

Think of it as an in-built booster.

Disadvantages there are many examples of people snapping forks with reverse mount forks, understandably its down to the rider and the type of forks used, but the way they break and amount that have broken are far more substantial than equivalent breaks on normal mounted forks.

Swings and roundabouts really, I find that there is a massive difference in braking between the two, and will have reverse mounts anyday of the week, its just a shame that only a few makes do them.

[hugo bashall]

Brake mounts on the back of forks make the braking area much stiffer, the braking momentum is pulled into the forks as opposed to away from the forks, giving it a much more solid stop.

Think of it as an in-built booster.

Disadvantages there are many examples of people snapping forks with reverse mount forks, understandably its down to the rider and the type of forks used, but the way they break and amount that have broken are far more substantial than equivalent breaks on normal mounted forks.

Swings and roundabouts really, I find that there is a massive difference in braking between the two, and will have reverse mounts anyday of the week, its just a shame that only a few makes do them.

thankyou very much thats really helpfull, just what i needed to know

hugo..