Re: disc brakes on a uni

Go to www.muniac.com and click on empirical muni. Scott Bridgeman, the
guy who runs that site, and who makes the wilder fork and lightfoot hub
made a disc brake muni about 3 years ago, but in my opinion, it sucked
(not the workmanship, just the fact that it was 17.5 lbs, from what I
remember, but it didn't even have a 3" tire. It also had a square taper
hub. The disc brake was cool, though). You could probably e-mail Scott
and get some info on making one, if you wanted. Others have thought of
this, but it's too daunting of a task: Custom machined hub, Custom
frame, wider cranks (to clear the brake caliper), the list goes on. Too
difficult for most mere mortals. I'd say somewhere on par with making
Harper's hub at home.

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Gabe Holmic who I have ridden with in a 12hr and 24hr runs a disk brake
on his custom muni with a splined setup. It looks very nice. I've
never actually rideen the uni with the brake mounted though.

Photos of the uni without the brake mounted are in the 12hr/24hr album
at www.unicyclist.com/gallery/andrew

Andrew

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I found it in nathat album
thats the description:
Cliff's Cordy 'Tank model' unicycle with disk brake

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