grumble grumble BRAKES flaring filthin grumble..

[kinnet]

So Brian, you HAVE to disconnect the brake line to get it off? Damn. I was hoping to be able to get it off in one unit. I will take a look when i get home from work. My lovely assistant is trying her hand at it now obviously. Isnt she wonderfull??

No. I will make it come off with out taking the line off.

[blowerbike]

So Brian, you HAVE to disconnect the brake line to get it off? Damn. I was hoping to be able to get it off in one unit. I will take a look when i get home from work. My lovely assistant is trying her hand at it now obviously. Isnt she wonderfull??

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?
ok im kidding...
well kinda

[TheCafeKid]

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?
ok im kidding...
well kinda

I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case

[blowerbike]

QUOTE=TheCafeKid;1048630]I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case [/QUOTE]



HMMMMMM

[kinnet]

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?
ok im kidding...
well kinda

They're fixed! (and it's a BMX... Sheesh!)

[TheCafeKid]

QUOTE=TheCafeKid;1048630]I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case

HMMMMMM [/QUOTE] OK OK they're done...sheesh. Blow it out your bike, blowerbike

[bwringer]

There's always "Flintstones" style braking, too... little rough on the boot soles, though.

[TheCafeKid]

There's always "Flintstones" style braking, too... little rough on the boot soles, though.

Laugh, but Ive seen people TRY! (Im sure you have too..lol)

[Dogma]

Laugh, but Ive seen people TRY! (Im sure you have too..lol)

I've actually done it, but not on anything steet legal. 450 lb SAE mini baja in the faculty parking lot. We didn't have the brakes or the floor working yet, so when the prof started backing his Mercedes out, I had to do something. On a lighter note, the transmission we had mounted was working...