Type of brake(s)?
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Yes it will use a U brake, was trendy in the late 80's early 90's
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U-brakes have the mounting bosses "above" the braking surface while cantilever or linear pull brakes (called V-brakes by Shimano) have the mounting bosses "below" the braking surface. Be watchful for this, as your rear brake mounts are almost certainly designed for a U-brake while your front brake mounts are almost certainly designed for cantilevers. So if you're ordering parts, you probably cannot buy two sets of U-brakes...you'd need a U-brake for the back and a cantilever for the front. Alternatively, you could possibly use a Mini-V linear pull brake from Tektro on the front, to work with short-pull brake levers, as long as you're tires aren't too large.
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U brakes. Yuck. Placed in the worst possible place for getting mucked up, and are practically impossible to adjust. THis was the style for one or two years, then the industry smartened up and put the brakes back up on the seatstays.
U brakes can stop the bike OK if set up properly and with good pads and cables. But if the bike is for use off road then find something else as this mounting position makes the bike basically unridable in any amount of mud. It can still work for a commuter or city bike, though.
U brakes can stop the bike OK if set up properly and with good pads and cables. But if the bike is for use off road then find something else as this mounting position makes the bike basically unridable in any amount of mud. It can still work for a commuter or city bike, though.
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BMX (freestyle) bikes use u-brakes and some of them work very well. I never had a problem with Fly, Diatech Hombre, or Odyssey Evolver calipers. I could consistently modulate or instantly lock up my rear wheel with one finger on the lever. might be a problem for muddy conditions, so it depends on where you are riding this bike. pick up some brakes designed for a BMX bike (Empire BMX is a good shop for this), set them up with minimal spring tension, and use the appropriate brake pad compound for your rim surface (usually black/hard for chrome sidewalls, red/salmon for machined/ bare aluminum, and super-soft clear pads for chrome plated) and they should work well.
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I don't think it's a roller cam brake at all but likely a Shimano Deore XT U brake along the lines of a BR-M731 or similar model. You can't really use a V brake as it might hit the crank arm. They started putting U brakes on chain stays because chain stays have less flex then the posts on seat stays and the cable routing is simpler. But like everyone says on a MTB with mud etc getting stuck in it, and getting hung up on things was more trouble then the system was worth.
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Most common from 1987-1989. Some carry over to 1990.
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I don't think it's a roller cam brake at all but likely a Shimano Deore XT U brake along the lines of a BR-M731 or similar model. You can't really use a V brake as it might hit the crank arm. They started putting U brakes on chain stays because chain stays have less flex then the posts on seat stays and the cable routing is simpler. But like everyone says on a MTB with mud etc getting stuck in it, and getting hung up on things was more trouble then the system was worth.
Roller cams and U brakes use the same mounting posts and location relative the rim, but I think the whole RC assembly (including the 'actuation triangle') might not fit behind the BB shell.
The cable routing issue got figured out for the next generation of bikes ca. 1992 - run all the cables along the top tube.
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V brake and cantis won't work at all because the pivots (a) are in completely the wrong place (pads might contact the top of the tire but will be nowhere near the rim) and (b) the pivots are fatter and Cantis and Vs won't fit(IIRC).
Roller cams and U brakes use the same mounting posts and location relative the rim, but I think the whole RC assembly (including the 'actuation triangle') might not fit behind the BB shell.
The cable routing issue got figured out for the next generation of bikes ca. 1992 - run all the cables along the top tube.
Roller cams and U brakes use the same mounting posts and location relative the rim, but I think the whole RC assembly (including the 'actuation triangle') might not fit behind the BB shell.
The cable routing issue got figured out for the next generation of bikes ca. 1992 - run all the cables along the top tube.
but as you can imagine it doesn't work.
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cbrstar I think even with those, you cannot put V or canti brakes on U brake posts. Those adaptors, I believe, are to allow use of a different wheel size with canti posts. The difference in location between U and V posts is a lot bigger than those adaptors.
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cbrstar I think even with those, you cannot put V or canti brakes on U brake posts. Those adaptors, I believe, are to allow use of a different wheel size with canti posts. The difference in location between U and V posts is a lot bigger than those adaptors.