Direct mount brakes on normal frame
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I've been seaching the interwebs for an answer to this question without luck..
Is there a way to use direct mount brakes on a frame designed for a single bolt caliper or vice versa?
Is there a way to use direct mount brakes on a frame designed for a single bolt caliper or vice versa?
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I'm sure someone could think up an adaptor, but it would remove any benefit of direct mount.
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Yeah totally agree. In fact it would be heavier than any other brake option. It's just that I have an older pair of G3 EE brakes and was thinking about buying a new frame with direct mounts. I could sell the brakes and re-buy the newer G4 in direct mount, but was just considering options before I went down this path.
I could see how it'd be possible to use direct mount brakes on a standard mount frame. Probably you'd have to use shorter screw to compensate for less thread length on the adapter than mounts on a fork, and the brake would sit farther out from the frame than designed for which would likely look kind of stupid.
I don't see how the reverse would be possible. The long threaded center portion of a standard brake that normally passes through the fork would still need to do so, but the fork most likely would not have a center hole. At the rear it'd depend on whether the frame has still has a seatstay bridge and exacly where this is located.
Pretty sure those images of parts from TriRig only apply to their own Omega brake and can't be used with anything else…?
I don't see how the reverse would be possible. The long threaded center portion of a standard brake that normally passes through the fork would still need to do so, but the fork most likely would not have a center hole. At the rear it'd depend on whether the frame has still has a seatstay bridge and exacly where this is located.
Pretty sure those images of parts from TriRig only apply to their own Omega brake and can't be used with anything else…?
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