[Gibby403]

Do people run LINEAR / V-BRAKES on there 20", 24" or 26" bikes. I noticed mountain bikes run LINEAR / V-BRAKES
and not the (u-brake) type. But most people run the (U-BRAKE) style for park and street. I thought the LINEAR / V-BRAKES, create better stopping power. Just wondering why people don't use that approach. Maybe there are not as reliable than the U-Brakes.

 

[WestCoastHucker]

i tend to just run whatever brake my frame was designed for...

 

[eaterofdog]

You really don't need a lot of brake unless you are riding trials-style.

 

[cmc]

Do people run LINEAR / V-BRAKES on there 20", 24" or 26" bikes. I noticed mountain bikes run LINEAR / V-BRAKES
and not the (u-brake) type. But most people run the (U-BRAKE) style for park and street. I thought the LINEAR / V-BRAKES, create better stopping power. Just wondering why people don't use that approach. Maybe there are not as reliable than the U-Brakes.

it could just be a question of one technology arriving first and generating a loyal following in freestyle bmx.

i think that during the 80's and 90's, when 'freestyle' involved a lot of tricks with your brakes firmly locked (like hopping nosepicks, tailtaps, etc., 990 u-brakes were preferred because they lock up and hold solid. back then the perception of v-brakes were that they were spongier and flexier, and if you locked them up you wouldn't want to hop on them. i guess that didn't really hold true, because trials riders adopted v-brakes. bmx racers liked them for the perceived lightness (although i really don't know if they're any lighter).

 

[Gibby403]

Good deduction cmc. I guess I want to experiment but just don't want throw $100.00 here $100.00 there.

 

[cmc]

Good deduction cmc. I guess I want to experiment but just don't want throw $100.00 here $100.00 there.

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious but you don't really get a choice (most of the time). A frame only has 990/ u-brake mounts or v-brake mounts. They're not cross compatible.

 

[morethanjake543]

Pants, shoe laces, and other things tend to get stuck in V-brakes if you're scuffing or doing those crazy old thyme bmx tricks.

 

[WestCoastHucker]

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious but you don't really get a choice (most of the time). A frame only has 990/ u-brake mounts or v-brake mounts. They're not cross compatible.

yeah, that's exactly what i was saying, but i guess i wasn't clear enough...

 

[Gibby403]

My fault I did not know they were'nt cross compatible.

 

[WestCoastHucker]

hey, if you don't know, you don't know. that's what these forums are for. don't mind me, i am just a cynical prick who is too lazy to type out complete responses...