Chainstay brakes with straddle hanger before seat tube

Once you get them set up they're great. No rattle from the hanger bouncing on the down tube.

I love the way mine feel.

Ok finished my ccr first I'm going to say no this is honestly the best brake setup so here is the pics

nice! Those are the hombres I want!!! What size sprocket? Clearance looks good.

johnduff86 wrote:

nice! Those are the hombres I want!!! What size sprocket? Clearance looks good.

johnduff86 wrote:

nice! Those are the hombres I want!!! What size sprocket? Clearance looks good.

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I run 28-9 but 25-9 would still clear as far as I'm concerned this is how the brakes should be through the seat tube on the chainstays

Ok. I'm not sure I agree with you on the location of the brake bosses. People say that they have much better performance being on the CS. I really cannot see why that would be. I guess I will experience it and see for myself. Other than the fact that bosses on the SS are upside down, it's a hell of a lot easier to dial in.

Your wheel spins down into the brakes vs seat stays that are essentially being pulled down on think of the physics

Yes, I have thought about that too. You are talking about the strength of the brake arms on the brake bosses. Being they are tightened down on a circular boss, I still cannot see why pushing a brake arm would be weaker than pulling. To me, that would be like saying pulling one side of a wingnut on a bolt would be different than pushing on it.

the "brake location matters" debate is silly.

I can get brakes to work just as well in any location. One finger locking power.


That said, I do like not feeling my brake cable when I pick my bike up from the top tube.

Haha. Well i dont like the way the cable looks on the bottom tube
Wish they would route a track inside the tube like mtn bikes so we dont have to look at them or feel them.

bguminey wrote:

Ok finished my ccr first I'm going to say no this is honestly the best brake setup so here is the pics

bguminey wrote:

Ok finished my ccr first I'm going to say no this is honestly the best brake setup so here is the pics

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Chainstay-mounted brakes suck in general, which is why no one makes them anymore. But they can be greatly improved by NOT running a hanger but dual cables instead using seattube dual stops:


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Pedal_Phile wrote:

Chainstay-mounted brakes suck in general, which is why no one makes them anymore. But they can be greatly improved by NOT ...more

Pedal_Phile wrote:

Chainstay-mounted brakes suck in general, which is why no one makes them anymore. But they can be greatly improved by NOT running a hanger but dual cables instead using seattube dual stops:


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It's not that they suck, it's that gearing has made brakes rest VERY close to the chain. If the stack height of the arms is too high, they will rub.

That and 95% of kids don't run brakes anymore.

Very nice ccr build! I have those same hombres! They are my backups for my EVO2s. For me, that first setup would be harder to dial in since you would need to make sure the length of each is exact, or when you pull the lever - one side is going to favor the other. The straddle hanger solves that problem by allowing the cable to slide on the stradle. Having 2 brake cables on each side I can guess is the most efficient, but excessive IMO. The Fit hartbreaker's chainstays are welded to the bottom of the bb cup, which gives the brakes more clearance. I was able to get my bike setup with a 25t, but I opted for a 28t, which is better but still a 30t would be ideal.

CS brakes are harder to dial in because there is very little room to work. Also, brake pads with long bolts come dangerously close to the crank arm. Bikes that have cable stops mounted on the DT and allow cable hangers to go around the seat tube are much easier to dial in IMO. My next frame will have SS mounts for sure.

It's really whatever works for you. Mine are setup and done. They work great but squeel like crazy. Whatever.

Chainstay-mounted brakes suck in general, which is why no one makes them anymore. But they can be greatly improved by NOT running a hanger but dual cables instead using seattube dual stops:

Lol there's the dumbest thing I've read in 2016 so far. I love the younger generations thinking. I can't get it to work=automatically stupid.