ollie Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 i was wondering why some bikes have different places to mount the brakes? like the koxx wasp why is this? is it for strengh or is it just to look good? another example of this is when they put rear disk brakes between the the chain stays? thanks ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 ianother example of this is when they put rear disk brakes between the the chain stays? Tis stronger, so there is less of a chance of snapping your frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Std mounting - thats on top of the stays, seatstays. ^ why---well my little friend, look at how the wheel turnss and the direction it does. When you lock up the back brake look where that laod on the brake has gotta go > yeah to the right as it be. So they stic em on top and then when you lock the brake up the force gos through the moutns and down the seat stay tubes. if they did them below, like some U brakes it's not gonna be as stiff and really flexy. Leeson one did a P3 frame one off with them mounted on the top of the Chainstays, thus worked the same as the normal manner for seatstays but they beeffed up the chainsatys a bit (thicker) and the fact there so close to a very soild object being the Bb shell as to the normal manner of a toptube which that are has loads of flex as to the bb unit. It was uber stiff but rim width your limted on unless you have uber wide BB's Discs, well top ripp off in trials Inbetween you got ether 2 or 3 ancor points, being seat and chainsatys or seat and chainsatys and dropouts (leeson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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