handbrake setup
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handbrake setup
i know there have been a **** loads of threads on this but i cant get the ****** setup right.
took off my controls and put on the 16x18, but i can't set it up to the point where i can just clutch up a ss(for example) and catch it with the hb.
...i thought i just needed to spread the two levers apart, but the gb line doesn't let me. do i need a aftermarket perch/lever...or what do i do?
here is a pic:
took off my controls and put on the 16x18, but i can't set it up to the point where i can just clutch up a ss(for example) and catch it with the hb.
...i thought i just needed to spread the two levers apart, but the gb line doesn't let me. do i need a aftermarket perch/lever...or what do i do?
here is a pic:
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From: southhill wa
Re: handbrake setup
i know there have been a **** loads of threads on this but i cant get the ****** setup right.
took off my controls and put on the 16x18, but i can't set it up to the point where i can just clutch up a ss(for example) and catch it with the hb.
yes you need a MSR Raptor pro easy pull thats it!!!!!!!
...i thought i just needed to spread the two levers apart, but the gb line doesn't let me. do i need a aftermarket perch/lever...or what do i do?
here is a pic:
took off my controls and put on the 16x18, but i can't set it up to the point where i can just clutch up a ss(for example) and catch it with the hb.
yes you need a MSR Raptor pro easy pull thats it!!!!!!!
...i thought i just needed to spread the two levers apart, but the gb line doesn't let me. do i need a aftermarket perch/lever...or what do i do?
here is a pic:
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From: southhill wa
Re: handbrake setup
your set looks like it would work the msr pro raptor lets you get in the right spot, or am i not reading your problem right, also are you clutch brake 1 finger on each or clutching and then moving to the brake, if your just leanring I suggest clutch brake same time it's the only way to ride!!!!!!!!
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Re: handbrake setup
so i'm lookin at either:
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...oducts_id=1724
or
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...products_id=64
which one?
....neighter look like they 'll fix my problem tho.
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...oducts_id=1724
or
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...products_id=64
which one?
....neighter look like they 'll fix my problem tho.
Re: handbrake setup
Looks fine to me.... 
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Re: handbrake setup
so i'm lookin at either:
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...oducts_id=1724
or
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...products_id=64
which one?
....neighter look like they 'll fix my problem tho.
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...oducts_id=1724
or
http://www.haibikeshop.com/store/ind...products_id=64
which one?
....neighter look like they 'll fix my problem tho.
And except for the crappy stock clutch, your setup looks fine. I prefer mounting the hb inboard of the clutch but the way you have it should work fine. Whats the problem, do you get your fingers stuck between the levers?
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Re: handbrake setup
haha
ya, thats ^^ one problem...unless i grab the clutch with the tip of my index(which makes it hard to pull in), then it get stuck behind the hb as i let it out.
btw, what did u mean by mounting it "inboard" of the clutch?
ya, thats ^^ one problem...unless i grab the clutch with the tip of my index(which makes it hard to pull in), then it get stuck behind the hb as i let it out.
btw, what did u mean by mounting it "inboard" of the clutch?
Last edited by DirtyToes; Oct 28, 2007 at 01:34 AM.
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Re: handbrake setup
might be too late since you already cut the lever but like mike said it's better to have the brake mounted on the inside where your clutch is mounted now, it gives you more leverage on the brake because you would be pulling further out on the lever
switch the brake location with the clutch location
switch the brake location with the clutch location
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Re: handbrake setup
i remember thats how i set it up when i was gonna put it on for the first time, but for some reason it wouldn't fit.
not a 100% cause i can't remember (it was 2 weeks go)..but i THINK it was because the reservoir line hit the fork and bent shut
not a 100% cause i can't remember (it was 2 weeks go)..but i THINK it was because the reservoir line hit the fork and bent shut
Re: handbrake setup
With the Brembo master its better to have it on the outside of the clutch
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Re: handbrake setup
u mean like i have it or like omr and mike are saying?
are you talkin about the hose or where the hose connects to, cause no matter what i did, the hose was getting pinched.
are you talkin about the hose or where the hose connects to, cause no matter what i did, the hose was getting pinched.
Re: handbrake setup
I mean like you have it. Although I'd move the HB closer to the clutch if you can.
And he means where it connects. The 90 degree angle piece that comes out
Re: handbrake setup
Puts your finger in the proper spot on the lever. With the Brembo on the inside you grab an akward part of the lever.
