I am planning to add HS11 brakes to my Brompton to sidestep problems with poor braking (ends of cables point up at the brake, so water gets in and causes problems, poor cable routing). A hydraulic brake looks like a good solution.
Does anyone have any experience with these brackets? I can't find any information about them other than the picure on the URL above.
I notice that the Magura site doesn't list them, so presumably they are NOS items, does this indicate any problems leading to them being discontinued?
The fork I want to use them with is quite narrow (Brompton front wheels are 90mm OLN), is this likely to cause any problems?
I presume the measurement is the drop from the mounting bolt to the bosses?
I am planning to add HS11 brakes to my Brompton to sidestep problems with poor braking (ends of cables point up at the brake, so water gets in and causes problems, poor cable routing). A hydraulic brake looks like a good solution.
Does anyone have any experience with these brackets? I can't find any information about them other than the picure on the URL above.
I notice that the Magura site doesn't list them, so presumably they are NOS items, does this indicate any problems leading to them being discontinued?
The fork I want to use them with is quite narrow (Brompton front wheels are 90mm OLN), is this likely to cause any problems?
I presume the measurement is the drop from the mounting bolt to the bosses?
Andrew
This part looks like the bracket I have on my old HS22 and will indeed allow you to fit to an ordinary bridge bolt. I am a little unsure if the hose will tolerate all the bending and twisting involved with the B. Best to contact Magura via their web forum and see what they say.
I am planning to add HS11 brakes to my Brompton to sidestep problems with poor braking (ends of cables point up at the brake, so water gets in and causes problems, poor cable routing). A hydraulic brake looks like a good solution.
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Does anyone have any experience with these brackets? I can't find any information about them other than the picure on the URL above.
I don't have experience with those brackets.
Have you considered having 4-bolt (trials) mounts brazed to the fork and rear triangle? They're the lightest and most rigid option for mounting Magurae, and I'd more or less decided on this upgrade prior to the theft of my own Brompton.
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The fork I want to use them with is quite narrow (Brompton front wheels are 90mm OLN), is this likely to cause any problems?
I think the Brompton front hub is narrower still - 74mm if I remember correctly.
I am planning to add HS11 brakes to my Brompton to sidestep problems with poor braking (ends of cables point up at the brake, so water gets in and causes problems, poor cable routing). A hydraulic brake looks like a good solution.
Does anyone have any experience with these brackets? I can't find any information about them other than the picure on the URL above.
I notice that the Magura site doesn't list them, so presumably they are NOS items, does this indicate any problems leading to them being discontinued?
The fork I want to use them with is quite narrow (Brompton front wheels are 90mm OLN), is this likely to cause any problems?
I presume the measurement is the drop from the mounting bolt to the bosses?
Andrew
This part looks like the bracket I have on my old HS22 and will indeed allow you to fit to an ordinary bridge bolt. I am a little unsure if the hose will tolerate all the bending and twisting involved with the B. Best to contact Magura via their web forum and see what they say.
SW
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I don't know if the plastic hose will be OK (it might well be), but Magura also do braided steel tubing which I'm fairly sure would be up to the job.
Since you have experience of this, can you help with the second part of my query, how do I measure the bracket length I need? How far below the rim should I allow for the bracket length?
BTW please let us know how the conversion goes if you go ahead. Perhaps post the result on [email hidden] E-mail Address(es): [email hidden]
Well, I've done it.
Magura "A" type U bracket (from SJS cycles) fits to the Brompton nicely (once I'd worked out that the little plastic wedges at the bottom back edge needed to be rotated ninety degrees to brace against the forks.
The rest was very straightforward. I've transferred my HS33's for the time being. I've only had time for a short test trip, but the braking is now incomparably better than with the old Brompton brakes.
I've not clipped the hose to the frame, and organised it so that it curves in a wide loop when the bike is folded - only time will tell whether this aspect will prove satisfactory (i.e. if the hose is up to it).
I don't fold it that often anyway. Last weekends 50 mile out trip followed by return in a car is more typical of the sort of riding I do on it (though usually 20-30 miles rather than 50).
I'll add more after I've put a few hundred miles on the clock.
