Hello @warlord. Thanks for all the info on this thread - it's been really helpful. Can I PM you with some questions about how you've found the conversion now you are used to it? I'm new to the forum and cannot see an obvious PM button?
Many thanks
Joe
Hi Joe,
I let my Subscription to this Forum lapse for the time being, so your Private Message wouldn't get to me anyways.
However, in answer to your question, in my opinion the conversion is brilliant. This bike should've been like this from the start.
The notable things after the conversion are:-
- The left lever isn't a clutch lever. It's the rear brake. Sounds obvious, and I got used to it immediately, but you have to warn others before they try to ride it.
- When you pull the brake lever, the foot brake lever rises. You can feel it press against your foot as the system applies hydraulic pressure. This means sometimes you need to maintain your foot position to resist foot pedal movement, to maintain hand lever pressure.
It's a characteristic, but hasn't caused me any problems.
- You no longer have any way of securing the bike from rolling away when parked. As the old cable handbrake is now removed.
I use a cable tie to lock the rear hand brake lever..... but I'm going to invest in two hydraulic line locks that are manually operated at the master cylinder end. This'll allow me to lock front and rear brake (or any combination) while parked.
WOULD I DO THIS CONVERSION AGAIN??
a) For 100% road use.. No
b) For any decent off-road use.. Hell YES