| Re: OLD Gary Fisher MTB questions
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:55:57 GMT, "mark" <mark@mousepotato.com> wrote:
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>"RonSonic" wrote...
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>>
>> 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.
Thanks.
The brake seems to belong in the "what were they thinking" museum of the
ill-considered. Good to know that a replacement is possible when it breaks. Even
if it is in a silly location, I'll still want a back brake without brazing
bosses onto the seat stays. Paul makes a very fancy brake that looks much like a
U brake that doesn't fit the same studs.
Ron
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