Zaskar with odd u brake

[kase1983]

Upside down version?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GT-ZASKAR-Small-F ... 564205803b

 

[Charlieboy28]

thats a bit crazy, never seen a u brake mounted like that

 

[orange71]

presumably because it's such a small frame?

 

[Charlieboy28]

but why on the front as opposed to the rear of the seat stays?

 

[beagle]

but why on the front as opposed to the rear of the seat stays?

That's how they usually have seatstay U-brakes, look at any BMX frame with seatstay brake mounts. It's a tidy way of doing it, with the cable routing and all. Couldn't tell you if it works better.

 

[Charlieboy28]

not on my little marin

i would have thought you want the brake to flex outwards and not grab the wheel too much or too harshly, bmx's in my day had brakes to the rear also, I can understand the need for clean lines and less things to get caught snagged on todays bmxs though

 

[beagle]

not on my little marin

You're right, it's not common on MTBs but I can show you hundreds of BMX frames set up like the GT. Maybe someone from the BMX department welded the mounts on?

 

[mattbrown]

wasnt there like an ongoing debate about something like this a year ago....

 

[Charlieboy28]

lol, sems there has been a lot of that on RB lately, perhaps its cyclical

 

[Tizumo]

I just saw one early Zaskar here with the rear brake mounted like on this one. The frame was quite small too, so might be one reason for that. I just guess another reason could be the possible bmx-style purpose of a small frame like that.