brakes for bmx

[cessle]

well i have come to aquire a bmx (fuse 2) and the previous owenr cut off the brake mounts and i like to have a brake so i drilled through the cross bar on the seat stays and put a tektro brake on which is ok but doesnt work very well now im wonderign what brakes there are i can use that are fairly good?
any opinions welcome
cheers Tom

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Have a look on strictly or danscomp. I'm running fly's and love them.

[poopoohead]

I run fly's, they are the best brakes i've ever had and i swear by them.

don't bother with fancy ball bearing levers or brakes because people tell its smooth, a bit of grease on the brake bosses and oil in the lever and they are as smooth as anything

[cdfeto]

I'm in the same boat, looking for a caliper (mainly) as levers are fairly personal and not too costly anyways. I've been looking at the Evolver, but was wondering if there was much difference with say a Fly or a Primo E brake?

sorry for the h1j4ck but this will most likely help you out as well

[bmx]

didnt anyone read he has no brake mounts? from my small knowledge, i know no brakes that go through that little hole. personally, i'd stay brakeless. but if you want your brakes, i'd say get someone who knows their shit to weld on some brake mounts of some old frame. then hook up some flybikes brakes. but any brake can be made good. my mates been running tectro's with good pads for 2 years. refuses to change because they're fine

[bmx>mtb]

the best brakes i ever saw that only needed one hole were dia-tech bulldogs they worked really well

[cdfeto]

sorry, just pictured/understood what you meant. And yes I must agree about the Dia-Tech Bulldogs, I had them on an old cruiser and they worked well.

[will...]

You can buy these Tektro adapters they go through that hole and have normal brake mounts on them.. a mate was running brakes on his flow street for a while.

[cdfeto]

http://www.tektro.com/02products/15accessories.php
the adapter's on that page.

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Though this is sort of old i was a bit surprised when i saw this, and might help
http://www.identitibikes.com/identitibikes/Photos/Parts/Rebatepark/parkpivots.jpg