Cheers!
I definitely think there’s an opportunity to take advantage of the used market here. Actually I know there is… for the handy home mechanic at least.
A couple examples:
My next min-max write up features a bike with a set of Formula R0 brakes (beautiful brakes) the owner picked up for free and fully reconstituted.
When the ProMax brakes on my daughter’s 20” bike sht the bed I replaced them with a set of seized-up [**Guide brakes**](https://meatengines.com/f/gift-your-used-guides). It cost me time, and two master cylinder kits (which also eliminated all the lever play). Then when building her SQ24” we traded a friend beers for his old set (upgrades to Code brakes). Those I rebuilt just by sanding the pistons a bit and applying some DOT grease. Not saying Guides are the best brakes (I find them underwhelming at my weight in local terrain) but they feel good, fit ~ any hand size, and they’re fully salvageable from a bad state.
April 19, 2022, 4:43 a.m. - Andrew Major
Cheers! I definitely think there’s an opportunity to take advantage of the used market here. Actually I know there is… for the handy home mechanic at least. A couple examples: My next min-max write up features a bike with a set of Formula R0 brakes (beautiful brakes) the owner picked up for free and fully reconstituted. When the ProMax brakes on my daughter’s 20” bike sht the bed I replaced them with a set of seized-up [**Guide brakes**](https://meatengines.com/f/gift-your-used-guides). It cost me time, and two master cylinder kits (which also eliminated all the lever play). Then when building her SQ24” we traded a friend beers for his old set (upgrades to Code brakes). Those I rebuilt just by sanding the pistons a bit and applying some DOT grease. Not saying Guides are the best brakes (I find them underwhelming at my weight in local terrain) but they feel good, fit ~ any hand size, and they’re fully salvageable from a bad state.