I've added a Magura brake to Marvin the Coker (a standard Coker), I've
tested it with a short (5 1/2 mile) ride with several hills (not any
thing -really- steep or long, mind you, but hills) and decided that it's
defiantly successful 😄 😄. It works smoothly with no apparent grabs
and all I need do now is to shorten the line to the handle and lengthen
the line between the slave cylinders.
What I did was I went to a LBS and got a V-brake mount (a D.N.A. mount,
but any brand should work) and modified it and the Magura mount. The
reason I had to modify them was that the arms on the Magura were to
close to the tire (yep, I’m a Yank - a Connecticut one at that😎 ),
so I cut two slots in the V-brake mount for them and cut the arms
shorter so that they would not protrude from the mount. The only work I
had to do on Marvin the Coker was to drill a hole at the junction of the
tubes for the V-brake mounting bolt.
There wasn't much adjustment left on the positioning the angle of the
slave cylinders - it would have been better all around if the V-brake
mount were made for a wider tire, then I probably wouldn't have had to
modifiy it - but it works fine. The only part that my legs touched was
the hose from the handle to the brakes and that just needs to be
shortened as it was for the rear wheel of a bike.
Pictures at 'Coker Brake (link)'
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Snoopys-Portfolio)
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brian.slater - Nellfurtiti, the Wonder Cat
Brian C. Slater
AKA: Snoopy
Ok, I am now officially in my normal state of -advanced- confusion.
Don't try to confuse me, it won't make any difference.
"To not decide is to decide" - undecided
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