arkay - 12-1-2009 at 03:23 PM
I imagine brakes are bad with kites... unless you have a 3rd hand, but I don't want to go there.
Does anyone know how brake assemblies hook onto the board? Is it just a disc, friction to the hub? I'm wondering because I've seen a bunch of nice
boards FS here, on ebay, and craigslist, but a lot of them seem to have brakes. I'm wondering (how the work... and) if these can be easily removed
for kite and beach use.
WolfWolfee - 12-1-2009 at 03:42 PM
My boys are the board nuts and I know they removed there brakes systems. Too much going on to worry about that wacking you again and again. IMHO
Bladerunner - 12-1-2009 at 05:22 PM
Those brakes are usually removable and most people do for kiting.
Most of the boards that come with brakes are entry level. Designed more for downhill and less for taking a pounding from jumps. Check the rated weight
on them. Boards designed for kiting don't usually come with brakes at all.
burritobandit - 13-1-2009 at 10:37 AM
There's a disc attached to the hub and a brakepad attached to a caliper which is attached to the truck. The pad presses onto the disc to create
friction.
I pulled the brakes off my MBS Ambush the day I got it. I only pulled the calipers off, though. The calipers are mounted to the truck by 2 bolts,
and were easy to remove. I left the discs on the hubs because they weren't in the way.
Here's what my setup originally looked like:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1025/v3brakefittedpb8.jpg