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Direct mount brakes

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  • 19-03-2019 1:37pm
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    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭


    Do direct-mount (rim, roadbike) brakes only go on a direct mount frame / fork?


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    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Do direct-mount (rim, roadbike) brakes only go on a direct mount frame / fork?

    yes


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    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    But...but...that's not the answer I wanted!! :(:(:(


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    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    fat bloke wrote: »
    But...but...that's not the answer I wanted!! :(:(:(

    direct mount frames not that common yet. pity as they are meant to be cracking.


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    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Direct mount rear brakes, which are situated under the bottom bracket, are the invention of the devil.


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    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Direct mount rear brakes, which are situated under the bottom bracket, are the invention of the devil.

    I had that on my Scott Solace, no issues at all. What issue did you have? I still haven't pulled the trigger on a new frame to build in the summer


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    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    I had that on my Scott Solace, no issues at all. What issue did you have? I still haven't pulled the trigger on a new frame to build in the summer

    Dirt and muck magnet and a pain to adjust.
    And they don't work that well in the wet


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    triggermortis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭triggermortis


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Dirt and muck magnet and a pain to adjust.
    And they don't work that well in the wet

    Mine works well in the wet, but agree that it gets very dirty. The latch to open it for wheel changes is also next to it under the BB, so it gets full of crap and is very hard to open. Not the best part of my bike!


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