Brighton Hard Court Bike Polo - Official Thread

p.s Rich = how much did you pay to get your v-brakes mounts braised on?

p.s Rich = how much did you pay to get your v-brakes mounts braised on?

£60 (frame, forks and cable guides) from Enigma but you have to drop off and pick up yourself unless you want to pay for postage. You've got a pomp though right? You dont need anything braised? Also I reckon canti's are the future, not Vs. If I was getting it done again I would go for those instead

hello folks, does anybody have any spd pedals i could buy?
i won't be at polo tomorrow as i'm getting hitched! have a good one x

What makes you want Canti's Rich?

V brakes are the easiest to work on, supply plenty of stopping power and are cheap. You need nothing else...

Ryan from SB is advocating cantis. I can't see any real reason for it.

Weather looks sunny but cold for tomorrow, perfect for some bike hockey to warm everyone up.

If anyone wants to meet me for a group ride out to the court I'll be by the big Sainsbury's on Lewes Rd at 5.45.

Seems having a double brake lever only is illegal on the road, but then so is just a single brake unless you're on a fixie.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/1176/pdfs/uksi_19831176_en.pdf

I like my double brake. It's a bit snake oil really, given the physics, but it feels fun :)

Andy , I've made you a malleto , if your about tomorrow I'll bring it !

Rich 'hearts' Ryan.

I heard possible snow tomorrow night. At this point, I'm planning to meet at Sainsbury's. Weather dependent.

Cool.

rich 'hearts' ryan

LOL

rich 'hearts' ryan

LOL

Dan 'hearts' Lucy

Josh ' hearts' street juice

Leany 'hearts' polo

I cant make it tonight, I have the lurgey :( laid up in bed now.

Cantis - They offer same stopping power and are easier to adjust should you buckle a wheel. Vs are a pain in the arse if that happens

Here's a factoid for ye: V-Brakes are, in fact, cantilever brakes too! OMDAAAZE

(what we are calling) canti mounts should be ever so slightly higher up on the fork/chainstay due to the differing angle with which they are pulled on to the rim. They both work on the same type of post though....

The main advantage of cantis is the clearance for large tyres and esp. for mudguards. Obviously not a problem in polo.

The main disadvantage is a comparative lack of modulation. Cantis have a much more caliper rim-brake feel, more binary - either on or off. This is because they use about half the length of cable to actuate as a v-brake. Incidentally this is similar to a caliper brake too, cable-length-pull-wise

You need to use the correct lever with your brake type as it has to pull the right length of cable. Drop bar brake levers with v-brakes just don't feel right because the lever doesn't pull enough cable. This means you have to have the blocks closer to the wheel and makes for that annoyance that you're experiencing with slightly buckled wheels, Rich. Are you defo using a v-brake lever?

Ever used a v-brake lever with a caliper brake? Tight as fuck to pull and zero modulation, because the lever pulls too much cable.

Similarities - Both V and Canti provide about the same amount of stopping power, period. A cheap (but not too cheap, don't want bendy legs) canti or v-brake will be indistinguishable, provided you have the right lever as mentioned above. They both weigh about the same and cost about the same.

V-BRAKES 4EVARRRRRR

Also, will be at J Sains on Vogue by 17:50 at the latest :)

^ ha ha ha ^ Chris 'hearts' dice
4EVARRRRRR

Sorry dude's not gonna make it tonight....I had a wopping migraine yesterday and still don't feel right, missed Cranks and everything! See you'all on Sunday, if not before :)

Josh. Don't forget to stop at a beer shop and buy some beer. Just sayin...

Get well soon, Ju & Errm.x

Despite a grueling ride out to the courts I had a really good session today.

I'm calling a meeting this Monday if people are available. If it doesn't work for people then we can move it. I'll propose 7pm and I'm happy to host to save people pub beer prices but we can go to a pub if people prefer.

The agenda is:

• Bton Bike festival exhibition sessions
  
• Our annual tournament
  
  

Who can make Monday?

1. Tim
   

I'm in Tim

1. Tim
   
2. Dice
   

Yup yup

1. Tim
   
2. Dice
   
3. Rich
   

@ Rich, yeah, i've got mounts on the frame but looking about for forks etc - think i'm going for these: http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=identiti+ffx+forks&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=5959916179964434647&sa=X&ei=cUQtT6-jB62a1AXgo5yuCA&ved=0CFcQ8wIwBQ

will probably get some v-brake clamp adaptor things on em..

@ Danny, I have some spd pedals you can have/buy/swap. Going to london tonight so unsure if i'll make it to PP tomo, but if i do then i'll bring them. If not then we can sort something in the week.

@ Chris - I turbo heart you! How much do I owe you? As above, will try to be about tomo, if not then in the week eh?

May be working monday but will try to be about for the meeting..

It looks pretty icy out there. Are we still on?