is there anyway to make a bicycle brake fit or get some sort of brake that is cheaper than £50?
its to fit a 26er
Try searching this from the search function. There have been some great tutorials complete with photo’s done on this topic.
I’d give this thread a read: one way to put V-Brakes on Mag mounts
I’m probably going to give it a try at some point. From what I’ve read using some v brakes with longer arms meant for clearing fenders seems to work better.
Ie these:
http://directbicycleparts.com/product/tektro-857al-linear-pull-brake-gray-sku-br7417-qc53.htm
I did a real quick and dirty brake on my first uni. The brake was off of a wal-mart mountain bike and I drilled one hole through the seatpost tube to mount it.
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The handle was mounted by the saddle handle screws. Total cost of $0 because all parts were scavenged.