When I thought about a Mark's rack on the front of my Bombadil,
Rivendell recommended against it (Dave). Dave told me to only use the
Marks Rack if I absolutely have to. If you can use the Mini front, on
any bike, absolutely that rack wins, he said.
Those lower struts are load bearing. On the M
I've used these brakes for a few rides now. They work well, but they
shed brake material like I've never seen. My rims are coated with
black brake dust from 2 rides. These pads won't last long.
I think I'll try some SwissStop Black pads or VO's squeal free ones.
Anyone use either?
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Thanks for bending tips Angus, they're really helpful.
Thomas your idea has me thinking . I'm going to try cutting
some strips of clear chainstay protector and put those inside the fork
blades where it hits. My paint is Dupont Imron, so it does chip and
all , sometimes easier than one wo
on a Bombadil it may be less of an issue, but...
I put a couple layers of the Lizard Skin protective stickers on the
inside of the fork bladed where the pad-holders hit them when the
brakes are fully open. I've got a wet-paint Hillborne; maybe your
Bombadil is powdercoated, which might not really
To add a radius to the bend you can bend them over a dowel/wood broom
handle. I do it in the vise ala the video except with a dowel in
there too.
I don't think it would be a problem in this case, but aluminum doesn't
like sharp corners too much.
Angus
On Aug 7, 9:31 am, "J. Burkhalter" wrote:
After getting the CR720 on the front, I notice they I have to put the
hanger quite a bit off center for it to pull evenly. The spring adjust
screws help a little ,but not enough. My previous brakes had no spring
adjustment and the pull was dead straight.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Hey guys, thanks for the help. After a ride to clear my head and
watching the video, I reconfigured and lowered the rack, with a little
bending of the struts, and everything just fits!
I do have one more question though, regarding the pad holders hitting
the fork blades the front , which is new
here's the link to Mark bending struts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65yQS1AuAfc
-Jay
On Aug 7, 8:01 am, rperks wrote:
> somewhere on youtube is a video of Mark at riv bending them with a
> hammer and vise, you do not need to heat them, just do it like you
> mean it. The vise holds them at th
somewhere on youtube is a video of Mark at riv bending them with a
hammer and vise, you do not need to heat them, just do it like you
mean it. The vise holds them at the same time and orientation for a
syncronised bend. Call riv and talk to mark or one of the guys for
moral support, they may even
On Aug 7, 7:17 am, Angus wrote:
> Garth,
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> Without pictures I may be visualizing this incorrectly...but, (as
> Robert pointed out) can you bend the lower stays in a manner similar
> to the mini-front rack to allow the cantilevers to open wider?
>
> Part of the fun & frustration of assembling a
Garth,
Without pictures I may be visualizing this incorrectly...but, (as
Robert pointed out) can you bend the lower stays in a manner similar
to the mini-front rack to allow the cantilevers to open wider?
Part of the fun & frustration of assembling a unique bicycle is making
everything work toget
Really though .. this is the third brake I've tried using on the
Bombadil. I was hoping to use one paired set. Right now I have a mixed
set of vintage Shimano canti's on there. The canti bosses are
irregular in depth, so some brakes bind when tightened on the rear.
Darn quirks. Sigh .
I
Thanks for that Bob and Aaron.
It seems my choice is a new rack or some extra long struts mounted to
the mid low braze-ons instead of below the canti's. Riv is out of the
long struts though.
Or in the back. I already tried that, though I preferred it up front.
I guess I can mount the Nitto 2 str
Thanks for that Bob.
It seems my choice is a new rack or some extra long struts mounted to
the mid low braze-ons instead of below the canti's. Riv is out of the
long struts though.
I guess I can mount the Nitto 2 strut rack in the front either.
Gheese.
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I couldn't get the Mark's Rack to work on the front of my bike with the
CR720 cantis either. I ended up putting it on the rear and it fits just
fine (although it is a bit short compared to most rear racks).
Aaron Young
Rochester, NY
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Ginz wrote:
> Yeah, that s
Yeah, that sounds like one of those incompatibilities you only come
across through personal experience. You could try some lower-profile
brakes or the Nitto M12 rack.
On Aug 6, 4:49 pm, Garth wrote:
> When installing some CR720's today on the Bombadil, I found out they
> conflict big time with
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