Langster Pro - rear brake, anyone?
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Langster Pro - rear brake, anyone?
Alright, one last question of the rear brake kind, I promise...
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
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Alright, one last question of the rear brake kind, I promise...
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
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Alright, one last question of the rear brake kind, I promise...
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
There is a nicely priced 2004 Langster Pro on eBay right now (don't you dare poach it!), and I'm tempted to bid on it, as it would be a good bit cheaper than some of the other new Al-framed options. However, as you might have gathered from my Felt TK2 thread, I'd like to run a freewheel every once in a while and want to have a rear brake for such occasions. I know that the fork of the Langster Pro is not drilled - that's not a huge problem, as one can always snag another carbon fork to run a front brake. The rear of the bike is another story - the owner of the bike says that there is a "vertical opening" in the seat stay bridge, but it is not the right size or shape for a brake. Has anyone here ever drilled out this "opening" for a brake or know someone who has? Muchas gracias in advance!
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Nice frames with track ends and native rear brake mounts are in extremely short supply. Sometimes you want a brake, or are legally required to have one, and you'd rather not let that reduce your frame options to a very, very narrow set of choices.
There are some decent brake mounts out there now. Something like this could do nicely. Additionally, it's always possible to fabricate something.
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