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  • Started 8 years ago by Mandopicker101
  • Latest reply from I were right about that saddle
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  1. Mandopicker101
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    No, not gratuitous nudity. This concerns a borked Tektro Oryx canti.

    Noting duff stopping power on my rear brakes, I attempted to tweak the set up my adjusting the grub screw that puts resistance on the spring. After twiddling the screw on the train last night I realised this was A Bad Idea - I stripped the threads from the part of the brake that the screw goes into.

    Oh. Bother.

    So now my rear left brake is hammered on. I was minded to replace the Oryx's but at a time of my choosing rather than by necessity.

    Is there a bodge that could be effected? The grub screw won't screw into the brake meaning the brake isn't pulling back against the spring. Riding without a rear brake is an option but not one that inspires confidence in traffic, near dog walkers, on cobbles etc.

    Alternatively, does anyone have a pair of cantis knocking about that they'd be willing to part with for eternal gratitude/good beer/filthy lucre? I'd run over to the bike station but domestic needs don't offer much of a window to do so.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  2. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    I can do you the V-brakes off @nobrakes old fork if that's any good? Not sure the levers would quite work but better than nothing.

    The Bike Station don't have the usual stock of parts right now, due to the recent fire.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  3. Mandopicker101
    Member

    V's could be a handy stop gap. Would they play nice with STIs?

    Posted 8 years ago #

  4. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Would they play nice with STIs?

    I do not know.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  5. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    I've got some spare v brakes here in Musselburgh if you want to try them.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  6. wingpig
    Member

    I have some spare Vs and cantis and a currently-unused Travel Agent if your levers don't pull enough cable for Vs.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  7. crowriver
    Member

    V-brakes will only play nicely with very specific levers. I suspect most STIs will not pull enough cable to successfully apply a V-brake. Cantis on the other hand, seem to work with most standard road levers, at least in my experience. Wingpig's travel agent may help if you want to go with V-brakes, but I think it's a bit tricky to install?

    If I were you I'd stick to cantis: devil you know, etc. Also, although fiddly to get aligned properly initially, they're rock solid once done.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  8. Mandopicker101
    Member

    Thanks all for your kind offers and advice.

    As I'm working in Glasgow today I'm going to trundle out to the Bike Station here to see if I can acquire replacement canti's. Failing that SJS Cycles have Tektro CR720s on a good offer at the moment.

    On the plus side, this is the impetus I neeed to actually fit the new mudguards, bar tape, inner chainring, cassette and chain to the crosser. One brake fails, my bike is reborn?

    Posted 8 years ago #

  9. Mandopicker101
    Member

    As a coda to this...

    At the Glasgow Bike Station I picked up a pair of old (but still shiny) Shimano STX canti's, which look like they'll work. However last night I had a serendipity moment, picking up a bolt from the shed floor that looked like it might, just might, fit the semi-stripped brake arm.

    Maybe it was just random chance. Maybe it was the effect of the Super Moon. Maybe it's the pixies who live in my shed and hide all my tools feeling a crumb of remorse.

    It fitted. Screwing it in further, it not only fitted but held and it's still holding this morning. Seems I now have a functional, if mildly bodged, Tektro Oryx brake. I duly rewarded myself with a dram.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  10. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Morphic resonance in action. I was just about to suggest drilling and re-tapping the hole, which I think you've just managed to do with a random bolt.

    Posted 8 years ago #

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