kb_trialer Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 hi alli know that brake brake boosters help your brakes but i am wondering how?also, where abouts on the brakes do you connect them?thanks alotkeith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 They are the little horse shoe shaped things what go over the top of the cross-over. Stops frame from flexing.. Gives more power really..Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_to_trials Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 They are the little horse shoe shaped things what go over the top of the cross-over. Stops frame from flexing.. Gives more power really..MatWhat he said. sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeZee Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 brake boosters help remove the flex from the rear stays. They just bolt over your existing brake, through the brake bolt holes (2 bolt or 4 bolt flavours). When you get them, you get larger bolts, to accomadate going through the booster and the brakes, before going into the mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 They generally attach above the brake and are clamped on using the brake mounting bolts (whether there be two or 4 dependant on the brake and it's configuration) and oppose the force of the brake pads exert agains the rim, which in most cases causes the brake to rotate and the stays to flex outwards, hense reducing the overall force acting between the brake blocks and the rim.In essence they reduce the energy used by the frame as it flexes resulting in a larger amount of energy and therefore the force exerted by the pads is larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb_trialer Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 is there a difference in 2 bols and 4 bolt ones in performance?keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 is there a difference in 2 bols and 4 bolt ones in performance?keithNot really no, but sometimes your tire wont fit with a 4 bolt or something.Surely it will make the preformance better, but not that much, just makes it alot stiffer?Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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