brian r Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Who made the best drum brakes and what made them better than the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I had a tlr which had good brakes, late sherpas with relined hubs and rod actuated rear was good and I am in the process of mating a yamaha ty mono hub to a tubless rim to give the 340 an edge, I hope. Also enablesright rod brake to by opposite to sprocket side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subira Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Nigel, You started that project last year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Alan gave me a TLR front wheel. I may have to do some playing. I wonder if it's AHRMA legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 I am in the process of mating a yamaha ty mono hub to a tubless rim to give the 340 an edge, I hope. Does this mean a return to the Classic series on the 340 is on the cards for 04? Having ridden the Phil King last year and used virtually every body part against very hard and oh so solid trees as some form of braking device for the Ossa down some of those big slippery drops, I'd suggest you look to finding a mono front wheel for it as well....... Good trial though. Looks like they have some good events scheduled next year to hopefully get the series back on its feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Who made the best drum brakes and what made them better than the others? I'd say most of the 80s bikes had decent drum brakes. Yams, T/S or mono are good, ditto Hondas and most of the European bikes had Grimeca I think, which also work well. They had better feel to them and generally worked when wet, unlike 70s bikes. I guess a lot can also depend on the material used for the lining, of which there is probably a lot more choice nowadays. I've fitted a TY T/S front wheel to my Ossa and it went straight in with just a new spacer made to fit. It works much better than the Ossa brake, although the bike itself isn't really suited to clutch / brake style riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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