Rim brake questions (V-pull?)

[uniShark]

Check out this thread for ways to put v-brakes on magura mounts.

one way to put V-Brakes on Mag mounts

I’ve been trolling around on the Observed Trials forum for a while, and someone put up a way to mount a brake directly to the Magura bosses. I went to the hardware store and about $4.00 later I had everything I needed to put my v-brakes onto my Nightrider. Here are some pix but the idea is to get 30mm bolts that thread into the existing mounts. I put aluminum spacers in to take up the space between the bolt and the brass bushing in the caliper, and I made a plate that holds the spring out of …

I’m upgrading to a disk brake, for greater braking power, but I haven’t had any trouble with my v-brake system since I posted on that thread.