Nimbus 26 brake help

pt1uni said:

I have a Nimbus 26 MUni. I want to install the steel braided Maguras on
it. I need a list of what I need to buy. My intention is to Zip-tie not
braze on so I wont be needing the mounts. From what I gather I need the
steel braided Magura's & the KH Brake handle mount. What else do I
need? Any help is appreciated!🙂

The only good way to fit it is to get the mounts welded on.

As long as you do the setup for the welding (clamp the mounts on with
hose clamps - you can get the specifications of where to locate the
mounts from magura.com), it only costs a couple of pounds / dollars to
get the actual welds done.

As long as you're confident that you've got the mounts in the right
place, you can get them welded not brazed, which is easier to get done,
or was for me anyway.

Joe

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to zip tie, you also need a v-brake adaptor, plus a set of maguras with
the v-brake fittings - not the ones from unicycle.com. It costs more
money, and is a heavier setup which brakes worse than having the mounts
welded on.

Once you get over the fear of it, getting a 5 minute welding job like
this done is very easy and cheap, any welding shop / car repairer will
be able to do it. The worst that happens if you don't setup the mounts
correct is you destroy a $20 frame.

Joe

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Thanks for the input. How do I know where to put the mounts? My Nimbus
frame is worth too much to not get it right the first time.

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you need to read the 'mounting dimensions for magura braze on mounts'

which might be on this link but otherwise is on magura.com
http://tinyurl.com/3kv6z6

You basically need to be the correct distance from the rim, and the
mounts have to be at right angles to the rim seen from the top.

I filed off the chrome under the four tabs on the mounts, but
apparently it doesn't really matter if it's welded.

I used a couple of old blocks of wood under the hose clamps to keep the
bits in place - I dunno if you need that if the hose clamps are the
right size to start with. 1 hose clamp per mount, make sure it's in the
middle.

Basically it's pretty obvious once you have the mounts and read the PDF
on magura.com

Joe

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Thanks for all your help Joe, that is what I will do!!!🙂

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joemarshall said:

I filed off the chrome under the four tabs on the mounts, but
apparently it doesn't really matter if it's welded.

The chorme will be vapourised by the heat and cause no problem if
you're gas welding, but I'm not so sure for electric methods. Either
way, it will fume poisionous gas when it does so, so don't stand too
close.

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