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..
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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