Nick Dale Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Ok so my qeustion is, Do you guy's find it stupidly hard to set up the brakes perfect on this frame? Everytime i try to do this one side rub's and the other is far away so i look at it and think to myself my wheel must be in wonky. I go about putting it right and then its fine for a while then just goes shite again anyone with the same problem? I have the calipers pushed into the mounts as far as they will go also..... im running a king hub and echo snail cam's if this makes any difference? Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 My rear brake is hardly ever adjusted on my Python, I guess its really your wheelbuild that's bad, Python's have tons of CNC'ing everywhere, so I highly doubt a chainstay or seatstay would bend like that. And, by centering the rear wheel on the frame, you aim for the *perfect* fit between the seatstays, so jam your fingers in and try to get the rear wheel perfectly straight with the frame, NOT a booster for example. If that's not gonna work, then I'd consider a re-build, get new spokes, get it built very well, totally true and all, then it should work. It's more a case of your rear wheel being the problem than the Python frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 It's probably your wheel just moving about, are you using snail cams to chain tuggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Oh yeah, I used to have a problem with chain tugs, the rear wheel always moved to one side after a bit of riding. Was royally gay. Then I got a Python, snail cams, and I never had to suffer from this anymore. Is this an 04 Python with chain tugs you're using? If so, get Viz snail cams or any smooth snail cams similar, not toothed snail cams. Otherwise it may be worth re-perfecting the rear wheel. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) Its an 05 python with snail cams: I don't suppose it has anything to do with it being a 36 hole hub in a 32 hole rim? Just a guess. (Y) Edited November 5, 2005 by Joe_Elding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 are your brake mounts welded in the wrong places, i get the same thing on my t-rex frame, but its only just, i dushed my wheel over to the drvieside more, and it balanced it out abit. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Snail cams with notches or smooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) Has your piston got loads of crap in it? Mine did that for a few weeks until I found out that my piston was sticking...I sorted it out and my brake was fine. (Y) Edited November 6, 2005 by Siders77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 i think your overlooking the problem. wind your TPA all the way back so that the lever pulls to the bar. then re-set up your brake(pushing the slave calipers in a bit (Y) Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Has your piston got loads of crap in it? Mine did that for a few weeks until I found out that my piston was sticking...I sorted it out and my brake was fine. (Y) Oh yeah that reminds me, try and have no, or very little TPA on, (so that the pads pull right back to the magura) that helps alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nafan Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Might be just a shit brake, I ride a pitbull and I can never get mine set-up good, I find it easiest just to put something to space the pad away from the rim and do up the mounts... That way they are set up but they normally move back :D (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dale Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Iii we shall see im gonna have a wank about tomorrow see if i can get it all sorted and i do run the smooth echo snail cam's too its jst bit of a tit to set up right. I did have a look at the mounts to make sure there in the right place but they seem fine. Perhaps it's just the bolts on the hub? Do you advise i run the snail cam's on the outside of the dropouts or the inside? Thanks for help, Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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