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Hi all
I've recently bought an alloy s-works tricross with Easton EC90X forks ... the trouble is when I'm braking at any decent speed I get this massive fork judder. It's got the original Avid canti brakes and theyre seated properly ... can anyone tell me whats going on??
Fitting one of these can help a lot - the cause is fork flex changing the effective length of the cable and repeatedly tightening and releasing the brake.
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Ahh .... I see
It has one of those ... inverted and coming down from just under the stem.
So if I was to get rid of that one and fit a fork mounted one lower down would that sort it?
Also ... would normal brakes rather than canti's work ... bit reluctant to do that though cos I like the old canti's
Yup, you need a fork mounted hanger to sort it.
Known issue with stem mounted hangers.
Here's the tech on it all:
mini-v's are a popular choice, again they change the way the cable runs so less chance of judder.
Be aware that badly aligned pads, dirty/sticky rims etc can have the same symptoms though.
mini v's may be the only option ...
just looked at my fork and it's not drilled to take a fork mounted hanger
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check headset - it may need tightening up by the sound of it
I switched to mini-vs cos of this on my Cannondale. They're ok, a bit spongy though.
The best fix is... dare I say it... discs 😉
pawsy_bear ... yep, checked that and its good'n'tight ...
DezB ...... noooooooooooooooo ... that means I would have to ditch the EC90X's and all their carbon loveliness 😥 .... can't do that .... they look so nice!
You know the answer...
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... hhmmm
actually ... their nice too!
can't though the sworks is a 2007 one ... no disc mounts
Just do the front as a disk...
The older Tricrosses (pre-2011) were notorious for brake judder, especially the ones with carbon forks. They actually recalled some forks because of it. All the 2011+ models either came with that little fork mounted bit wwaswas posted or had a steel fork.
Thanks everyone for the help & advice.
Sorted it now ... managed to get a set of TRP V brakes ... not quite the retro look of the canti's but infinitely better brakes and no fork judder from the EC90's at all ... amazing!