| Re: OLD Gary Fisher MTB questions
"RonSonic" wrote...
>
>
> So there's this ancient rigid Hoo Koo E Koo for sale in my price range,
says
> made in Taiwan right on the head tube. All Deore stuff on it with the back
brake
> under the chainstay. I'll get a better look at it soon, but in the
meanwhile can
> anyone tell me.....
>
> Is this brake location as silly as I think it is?
Even sillier than you ever thought possible. I've got a similar arrangement
on the '86 Stumpjumper that I commute on in winter and MTB on in summer. I
basically don't use the rear brake. U-brakes are apparently useful for BMX
bikes, so you can still buy pads and whole brake assemblies.
>
> About how old is this bike - I'll be able to look at date codes later -
but for
> now can anyone place it within a few years?
I remember seeing U-brakes on bikes in 1986, something that stupid couldn't
have lasted more than a year or two.
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mark
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