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Just sold 3/4s of my Roadrat and found myself looking at the wheels out of it, and my commuter, and wondering if they'll go... The wheels certainly will fit, lots of space. But it's got v/canti mounts not discs and obviously the rim's not in the right place. Googling's basically confused the matter...
So, tldr version, anyone know if there's a brake I can use that'll match 26 inch brake mounts to 700c rims and flat bar brakes? I suspect not but this is the sort of half-assed bodgery I like most 😉
Don't know of a brake, but mavic used to do a cailper adjuster for this job. Heavy, ugly, not cheap and i would imagine not to easy to get nowadays.
Mavic canti brake adaptors - if you can find them.
Xtracycle make the same thing
[url= http://www.biketrailershop.com/xtracycle-26-to-700c-brake-post-conversion-adapter-p-1600.html ]http://www.biketrailershop.com/xtracycle-26-to-700c-brake-post-conversion-adapter-p-1600.html[/url]
Ah har. Probably not worth spending that much money on, but that tells me most of what I need to know... Cheers folks!
Some success has been had using road long drop callipers if you have a hole drilled in your seatstay bridge....
Fixie!
I used to have some Onza canti's on my MTB (even used them in the Alps!). They were very adjustable
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONZA-CANTILEVER-BRAKE-SET-RETRO-SILVER-INC-KOOL-STOP-PADS-/291024019915?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item43c26221cb ]Onza[/url]
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Those Onzas are fantastic, cheers! Watchlisted those...
stevenmenmuir - MemberFixie!
Yeah. No.
I bought a couple if those Mavic horseshoes a year or so ago, 'bout £20 per. Perfect for 700c in 26" frame. Everything else I looked at was more ££'s.
They were very bling back in the day! Still look lovely now. They were pretty crap compared to the v's that were just coming out.