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Search for brake lines comes up (mostly) empty.
Wanted: Goodridge hydraulic brake lines for MTB disk brakes. (Hayes.)
Searched Google, came away with the following scant knowledge: In the UK, go to Chain Reaction Cycles. Since I'm not in the UK, this piece of info doesn't do me much good. In the U.S., the distributor is QBP. That's nice - I'd like to talk to a retailer. Or e-mail one. Or something. The local and near-local bike places look at me as though I queried them in some obscure dialect of Swahili (not the commonly-spoken dialect most often heard in bike shops.) Leaving aside the obvious flame fodder of disk brakes on a bicycle, could anyone with more clue than I obviously possess share that clue with me? Thanks, E.P. |
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wrote: Dear E.P., The Goodridge site lists U.S. distributors, but only for motorcycles and cars, not the mountain bikes: http://www.goodridge.net/distrib.html I saw somewhere on their site something about QBP. This implies to me that ANY bike retailer in the U.S. who uses QBP could get the darn things. And yet, when I look on-line, there's a whole load of nuthin'. Dave's advice is right on, but like I said - when I talk to the local yokels, they seem to lose interest immediately. "Don't think we have those." "QBP sells 'em." "Hmmm." That's where I fear the Swahili-translation thing may be the next requirement. Maybe one of the fine retailers that inhabit this newsgroup would be willing to look into it. I daresay I'd be quite happy to ship them my disk brake set-up for installation or whatever. And even pay for the time and effort. Thanks, C.F. E.P. |
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wrote: Dear E.P., The Goodridge site lists U.S. distributors, but only for motorcycles and cars, not the mountain bikes: http://www.goodridge.net/distrib.html I saw somewhere on their site something about QBP. This implies to me that ANY bike retailer in the U.S. who uses QBP could get the darn things. And yet, when I look on-line, there's a whole load of nuthin'. Dave's advice is right on, but like I said - when I talk to the local yokels, they seem to lose interest immediately. "Don't think we have those." "QBP sells 'em." "Hmmm." That's where I fear the Swahili-translation thing may be the next requirement. Maybe one of the fine retailers that inhabit this newsgroup would be willing to look into it. I daresay I'd be quite happy to ship them my disk brake set-up for installation or whatever. And even pay for the time and effort. Thanks, C.F. E.P. E.P.: "What we have here is a failure to communicate." Maybe you are asking the wrong questions. Very few shops will carry parts for hydraulic discs, unless that shop does a fair amount of disc brake biz. So the question should be "Can you get..............?" Tell them what you want is on page 490 of the 2004 QBP catalog. This is assuming that you know exactly what you have and what you want. If you don't know this stuff, then you'll have to find an LBS that is very familiar with hydraulic discs. You won't find much on-line about the particular items that you are looking for. Also if you're not familiar with working on discs yourself, you may be forced to find a shop that does. O.K., here's a last resort: http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?Page...13&Submit.y=11 Let us know how you do. |
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Check out cambriabike.com
I found some hydraulic stuff there ED |
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On 30 Dec 2004 10:27:22 -0800, wrote:
Wanted: Goodridge hydraulic brake lines for MTB disk brakes. (Hayes.) Searched Google, came away with the following scant knowledge: In the UK, go to Chain Reaction Cycles. Since I'm not in the UK, this piece of info doesn't do me much good. Thanks, E.P. If you can fit them yourself, don't be afraid of shopping at Chain Reaction. They ship to anywhere, and they're a good outfit run by people who know what they're talking about. They will also fit the hoses if you send your brakes http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=5686 There will probably be extra shipping charges to add to that You may find this as quick and cheap as getting your LBS to special order the hoses for you. Kinky Cowboy* *Batteries not included May contain traces of nuts Your milage may vary |
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Dave Thompson wrote: E.P.: "What we have here is a failure to communicate." Maybe you are asking the wrong questions. Very few shops will carry parts for hydraulic discs, unless that shop does a fair amount of disc brake biz. So the question should be "Can you get..............?" D.T.: I have approached it from that angle as well. The local folks just do not seem interested at all in helping me out. I tell them it's in the QBP catalog - and they do not seem to find it when they look. I get a strange feeling that they just can't be bothered with it. Or that they have never even heard of them, and don't want to do post-sale support. They know me, and that I do my own work - maybe they want a piece of the labor??? You won't find much on-line about the particular items that you are looking for. I have indeed discovered that. Also if you're not familiar with working on discs yourself, you may be forced to find a shop that does. I have the technical ability. O.K., here's a last resort: http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?Page...13&Submit.y=11 Alfred E. Bikes. I should have guessed. I have had very good luck finding small bits and part through them. Like a replacement Marzocchi V-brake stud. Thanks for the link - that's where I'll go. E.P. |
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I don't have the feeling that Harris Cyclery is a hotbed of disk brake
activity, but they can order anything from QBP, if U know what U're doing w/ the parts & exactly what to order. U can access the QBP catalog from their site. Good Luck, John |
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wrote:
Wanted: Goodridge hydraulic brake lines for MTB disk brakes. (Hayes.) Searched Google, came away with the following scant knowledge: In the UK, go to Chain Reaction Cycles. Since I'm not in the UK, this piece of info doesn't do me much good. In the U.S., the distributor is QBP. That's nice - I'd like to talk to a retailer. Or e-mail one. Or something. The local and near-local bike places look at me as though I queried them in some obscure dialect of Swahili (not the commonly-spoken dialect most often heard in bike shops.) Leaving aside the obvious flame fodder of disk brakes on a bicycle, could anyone with more clue than I obviously possess share that clue with me? Thanks, E.P. http://go-ride.com/prod_brakes.html about 3/4 of the way down the page. |
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