[Dog Welder]

Hmm Is it because of clearence? Por que?

 

[UCSBrian]

just a thought but maybe the cable pull required does not work well with gyros?

dunno

sounds plausible

brian

 

[allsk8sno]

i have heard its because the arms stick out and can catch your feet in the back while doing street/flat riding and a gyro can easily have enought space if the v's are set up good.
if you really wany to run them they make v-brake plates and also garyfisher makes bmx bikes with v style brakes front and rear.

that being said i have an old ('95)bmx bike that would be just that except it has no gyro...its forsale in buysell..

 

[BoyBoy]

gyros

and they stick out.

 

[Echo]

Some race frames have V brake mounts, but for street/park they aren't really necessary and they get in the way.

 

[Mudpuppy]

Maybe v-brakes aren't necissary for you but I personally have never thought, "this bike stops too well, I better de-tune my brakes." While I have had issues with my u-brakes not working well enough.

 

[pnj]

Originally posted by Mudpuppy
Maybe v-brakes aren't necissary for you but I personally have never thought, "this bike stops too well, I better de-tune my brakes." While I have had issues with my u-brakes not working well enough.

I have.

 

[Mudpuppy]

Suuuuuure, just go and disagree with me. :eviltongu :eviltongu

 

[pnj]

Originally posted by Mudpuppy
Suuuuuure, just go and disagree with me. :eviltongu :eviltongu

I like my brakes to work like a mutha fvcker (that's "really good", in none slang) but I also use them to save my ass during manuals and if they work too good it throws my front end down too fast.

 

[Ir Dan]

Todd Lyons had a Huffy TL-88 with V brakes for DJ purposes. Personally I would rather have them too but what do I know

 

[Echo]

LOL Huffy, "we make 1000 crappy bikes and one good one"

 

[RandomV]

Hey...

If Huffy made a plane, would you fly in it?

 

[Pip3r]

i get pretty sick of 20"ers complaining about their brakes. They suck but can be set up pretty decent, i set up a u brake thingie i think it was on a bmx i rode for several weeks and it was fine....

v-brakes do make good sense for dirt and racing but they are alittle too 'grabby' for street

 

[pnj]

Originally posted by MiniChase
i get pretty sick of 20"ers complaining about their brakes. They suck but can be set up pretty decent, i set up a u brake thingie i think it was on a bmx i rode for several weeks and it was fine....

v-brakes do make good sense for dirt and racing but they are alittle too 'grabby' for street

a bmx bikes brakes will NEVER feel like hydros on a mountain bike.
but they can kick some ass if set up. the problem is, people don't know exactly how to do it and/or are to lazy to try.