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Tom., what's your experience with the clamp-on brake? I tried one on my Makino (the Shimano one, not the Diacomte) and it wasn't working very well. The front wheel was vibrating quite a bit and it was really hard to get the clamps on the fork. Does yours work better and what you use to protect the fork paint? I took mine off now, don't really use it but would feel safer for rare emergency moments. Thinking of getting the Diacompte one...

I've found it OK actually. There is a little screw at the top that pushes the top of the metal plate away from the fork crown, so there isn't really any scope for vibration. That said, I'm not trying to pull big endos with it or anything!

As for protecting the paint, it's really snug so I wasn't able to fit any inner tube between the silver clamp and the forks, but it seems like it's not going to move, so I've got my fingers crossed for minimal paint damage. the bit which does the clamp is rubber coated, so that should be fine.