i have a specialized hardrock sport, and i have V-Brakes. i want to put GYRO brakes on it, the ones that do bar spins, is it possible?cheers.
The first answer was totally right and on the ball. I have tried it and its a bad thing to do on a mountaibike. V-brakes are delicate,normal cantilevers or 990 styles are not. The Gyro/Oryg was never intended for newer technolagy. Why not try it old school and have a very long front brake cable so you can twist it once,perhaps twice, and not have a big problem?. Braided cables are better for this setup,and as well you should flood the cable housing with heavy oil to keep a maximum of lubrication. Also only use older wound brake cable housing,the newer stuff is too stiff and brittle. Just one persons opinion.I hope it can help in some way.
Thats a dangerous game you are playing. First, the geometry of the frame is too steep to give you any kind of control if you should try a bar spin. Second, the diameter of the wheels would cause a very high degree of inertia and possibly throw you off the bike. I can give you a host of physics related reasons why it would be ill-advised to do it. That being said, a Gyro is not the brakes, it is a unit that mounts to the headtube to stop the brake cables from getting fouled. Although I imagine it could possibly be accomplished it would take a lot of noodling around. No self respecting shop would do it for you and if they did it would open up a lot of liability WHEN, not IF, you get hurt.
