Disc brakes on 24" Skyway Tuff Wheels? These are the new style without flanges.

[gigmata]

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
-Gig

- Gigmata

 

[mikeeebikey]

I see the brake mount, no problem.
But attaching a rotor too the tuff wheel....short of drilling holes, "I don't see it!"

 

[RonK]

I've spoken to Skyway several times in the last year. I wanted a 24 inch coaster or a disc hub as a backup. No dice...you will have to have a machinist custom make you $$$omething.


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[dragnusa]

Could you get some adapters made to go on each side of the hub shaped something like the Avenir Round spoke wrench then bolt the brake rotor to it.

 

[mikeeebikey]

Man, if you got the moxy..... I can totally see drilling the mag, in the right circumference, and bolting both discs on, but.....
The bolt circle would be dependant on the mag, as the hub has some steps, and a center width increase, so....
Unless the I.d. of the rotor is correct or even bigger. And the bolt circle falls into the mag at a good place, you're probably going to have to make rotors! Or have them made......
Only issue I see with the mag, is where your bolts are going to be, is where I broke tuff wheels. Most likely, you're not going to
be jumping off buildings, right?

 

[deorman]

Maybe some custom made variant of the clamp-on motor sprocket.

http://www.sportsmanflyer.com/

http://shop.jakebike.com/

Obviously you'd have to attach to the far side of the hub instead of the center.

 

[Verrt]

Dunno if you solved it.

But these guys sell sell an adaptor plate to turn a rear free wheel into a disc front wheel.

http://www.bicycledesigner.com/bike...sc-brake-adapter---free-or-flip-flip-hub.html

 

[gigmata]

Dunno if you solved it.

But these guys sell sell an adaptor plate to turn a rear free wheel into a disc front wheel.

http://www.bicycledesigner.com/bike...sc-brake-adapter---free-or-flip-flip-hub.html

I use their wheels a lot and their adapters to. The problem on this particular bike is the carbon fiber Girvin fork that I am running up front. I have it working flawlessly on the front but I want a solution for the rears as well.


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[gigmata]

I've spoken to Skyway several times in the last year. I wanted a 24 inch coaster or a disc hub as a backup. No dice...you will have to have a machinist custom make you $$$omething.


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I am seriously considering paying a machinist to shove an 8 speed internal gear hub with discs into on of these. I have 2 old tuff wheels he could ruin before using a new one.


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[gigmata]

Man, if you got the moxy..... I can totally see drilling the mag, in the right circumference, and bolting both discs on, but.....
The bolt circle would be dependant on the mag, as the hub has some steps, and a center width increase, so....
Unless the I.d. of the rotor is correct or even bigger. And the bolt circle falls into the mag at a good place, you're probably going to have to make rotors! Or have them made......
Only issue I see with the mag, is where your bolts are going to be, is where I broke tuff wheels. Most likely, you're not going to
be jumping off buildings, right?

No jumping for me unless I am jumping for joy when something works.


- by Gigmata