Rim Brakes on a BF NWT?
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Rim Brakes on a BF NWT?
Anyone ever tried to fit standard rim brakes on a Bike Friday NWT? The frame looks to be drilled for brakes, although the reach on the rear seems like it might need some kind of extension.
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It comes with V-brakes I would guess which have much better leverage and stopping power. Caliper brakes when they end up with long arms from the frame to the rim do not work very well. Callipers work well with very tight clearance on 700c road bikes and really short arms and the tiny contact patch of the tire (very limited traction). They have never worked even reasonably well on BMX bikes which have much better traction and long distance between the rim and the mounting hole in the frame.
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Perhaps you want to fit caliper brakes so you can fit drop bars on your NWT..I fitted mini V brakes to my NWT so I could use drop bars .But they will only work with tyres 20 x 1.50 inches..Any bigger and the cable will be touching the tyre..
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If you have not experienced a 700x25 tire slide on pavement you are lucky. Firm grippy surfaces need very little irregularity to cause a high pressure tire to lose traction at fairly high speed.
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I got some new cheap cantis for my 90`s Scott MTB. Tectro I think. Great brakes, regular brakepads easy to adjust. They are w i d e so maybe not the best if you fold and pack the bikes often but plenty clerance for fat tyres. Same as drum brakes, they are not rubish just becouse they are not "new".
And since brakes is discussed: Did anybody try out these:
or something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/V-brake-exte...c8fHcuKAIS-sSA
bumped into them by accident. several sellers and similar products for the second one. Found only one for the first one.
And since brakes is discussed: Did anybody try out these:
or something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/V-brake-exte...c8fHcuKAIS-sSA
bumped into them by accident. several sellers and similar products for the second one. Found only one for the first one.
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A wider tire has a bigger contact patch, but lower tire/road pressure. On a firm road surface (and regular friction mechanics) - no net gain.
On sandy patches, manhole covers, lane markers, wet leaves etc - sure.
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But available friction is higly dependent on pressure between tire and road. The smaller the contact patch, the higher the pressure between tire and road becomes.
A wider tire has a bigger contact patch, but lower tire/road pressure. On a firm road surface (and regular friction mechanics) - no net gain.
Then it's not what I consider as a "firm surface", and outside the scope of my original statement.
Clean and dry pavement - no. Not unless I intentionally lock the rear wheel up.
On sandy patches, manhole covers, lane markers, wet leaves etc - sure.
A wider tire has a bigger contact patch, but lower tire/road pressure. On a firm road surface (and regular friction mechanics) - no net gain.
Then it's not what I consider as a "firm surface", and outside the scope of my original statement.
Clean and dry pavement - no. Not unless I intentionally lock the rear wheel up.
On sandy patches, manhole covers, lane markers, wet leaves etc - sure.
I am certain the more forward position of high end road bikes makes me feel more susceptible to launching over the front. But with the same riding positions you are saying small contact patch will create the same friction.
I don't know the answers to the traction equation---
I have always thought wider tires with lower tire pressure (and larger footprints) could stop faster. I have no physics to back this up----only feelings from my riding no data or physical equations to back up the feeling.
The other factor I have rarely seen is clean dry pavement throughout my ride.---Hence my fondness for fatter tires----grin
What I have tried to say is I have no knowledge of the physics behind friction mechanics...
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But yeah, on clean, firm pavement, the bigger contact patch is not a guaranteed advantage.
Whether your concern is valid or not, I can't tell straight off.
You'd have to compare rider CoG WRT contact patch position.
I think that a properly positioned (off the saddle, body back and low) road bike rider would have less risk of OTB than a casually positioned Fat Bike rider.
Then you add a tire that deforms and squirms. After awhile you get into the sticky, high-performance car and motorcycle tires.
But for bicycles, fairly basic assumptions will get you there.
But really, if the wider tire is ALSO knobbly, it doesn't take much to notice that you're losing out.
Particularly high/tall knobs quickly starts to wiggle and squirm when cornering or braking, reducing your control of the bike.
Just ar there are good reasons to avoid wide, knobbly tires on roads.
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And since brakes is discussed: Did anybody try out these:DIY Bicycle Bike Brake Modified Refit holder Support Base V Brake to Disc Brake | eBay
I rather doubt their overall usefulness. Disc brake calipers don't have much sideways adjustability. And that design has the caliper's position dependent on dropout thickness.
And I suspect that can vary enough to cause trouble for the design.
or something like this: V brake extension converter seat for Dahon 406 to 451 18-20 inch adapter EIOSIX
That design too has me wondering. Moving the brake boss like that, there'll be a decent amount of force pushing the adapters apart. What's keeping the adapters aligned?
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In a 406 wheel frame and fork, then you may be able to use a side pull caliper.. good luck..
my 2 Bike Fridays are V and Disc Brake.
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I've considered buying those. Not to use as-is, but to use as prefab mounts to weld to frames and forks. Save me some hacksawing and filing.
I rather doubt their overall usefulness. Disc brake calipers don't have much sideways adjustability. And that design has the caliper's position dependent on dropout thickness.
And I suspect that can vary enough to cause trouble for the design.
No.
That design too has me wondering. Moving the brake boss like that, there'll be a decent amount of force pushing the adapters apart. What's keeping the adapters aligned?
I rather doubt their overall usefulness. Disc brake calipers don't have much sideways adjustability. And that design has the caliper's position dependent on dropout thickness.
And I suspect that can vary enough to cause trouble for the design.
No.
That design too has me wondering. Moving the brake boss like that, there'll be a decent amount of force pushing the adapters apart. What's keeping the adapters aligned?
The other ones: What keeps them in position may be that small thingy sticking out at the back in picture four pluss I would guess they are made so that tightening the screw that conects them to the frame would keep them in place instead of letting them rotate like a V brake would do.