Kona Rear V brake conversion - Done - Show us yours !

[Neil G]

I used a clamp on stop, not that pretty but works

TBH I may take of the clamp and try and get the anodizing off so it's silver fitting in with the frame better

 

[perry]

i have the same one as you neil . silver would look better to go with the ti . i wish it didnt have the writing . might rummage around for a longer bolt , the one it comes with doesnt engage all the treads , i can see it pulling them one day

16" frame with nokon section . keeps the cable well out of the way of my heel

 

[Mr Panda]

Likin' your artwork Perry Is it homebrewed :?:

 

[Mr Panda]

and this is on my "spare" Cinder Cone.......

not sure how common this is - haven't seen any others :?

 

[DeletedUser006]

and this is on my "spare" Cinder Cone.......
not sure how common this is - haven't seen any others :?

I think you may struggle with a V brake conversion on the plastic canti guide, fine with canti's but will not be man enough for V brakes :cry:

 

[hamster]

I disagree - because V's have twice the cable motion they also have half the cable tension - that's why they work so well.

 

[BarneyRubble]

I just went for the "drilling" technique as well. Just used a drill bit that is the same width as outer and drilled halfway through the guide. Works a treat and looks very neat and tidy. (I won't be using canti's again, but could if need be as half the guide still has an inner width hole through it).

 

[matt24777]

Re:

I've just done this, similar to the nokon solution:

 

[dirttorpedo]

Interesting job. Agree it looks very neat. I've mounted v-brakes on three retro frames that were canti specific and never had to do any modification. I've found going the other way a bigger issue for post 97 frames.

 

[matt24777]

Interesting job. Agree it looks very neat. I've mounted v-brakes on three retro frames that were canti specific and never had to do any modification.

Did you frames have a rearward facing cable stop on the top tube? if not I struggle to see how you've done it with no modification????