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I am on the lookout to upgrade my folding Montague, which came with mechanical disc brakes, to something "better." It just came to my attention that there is something called a mechanically actuated hydraulic brake system. this really got my attention, as the main reason I don't have full on juice brakes, is because of the folding thing. It wasn't even an available option for me when I bought my Montague, and the Montague is the ONLY bike that is able to fit my exacting space limitations in my kit plane.
It fits so well, like the bike and plane were designed for each other, that I am not going to rock the boat and even consider another folder, I've been using the Montague/airplane combo now for around 20 years (3 different models) with fantastic results, and, while still unbelievable to me, the addition of a BBSHD conversion and a Rohloff hub, is proving to be also very practical. So practical, that I have many times found myself up a mountain, and wishing I had better brakes for the ride down. My Sturgis Bullet fatbike, with its juice brakes (and not top of the line high end ones either) is SO nice when braking, if I could get even half it's braking performance on the Montague, it's make it even better. My one concern about messing with my brake system, is that every time I fold the bike, I take the front wheel off, and it there is a big hassle involved putting it back on, as in getting the disc between the pucks, it'd be a deal breaker. Even right now with my stock brakes, fitting the front wheel back on properly is the most time consuming part of the minute or two at most unfolding process, I don't want vastly improved braking power if the cost is getting pissed off every time I have to put the front wheel back on!
Right now, I am ready to order a single setup for my rear wheel, where I'm sure it won't be any additional issue as I never take it off anyway, short of fixing a flat. That way I can first try it out on the front wheel. The whole thing seems almost too good to be true, juice brake power while still keeping my cables, which I know don't impede the folding process, that I am being on the alert for something that would be a major problem, like having an issue getting the front wheel back on. Worst case scenario, if that is an unavoidable hassle, I will go with just a rear wheel upgrade, and simply upgrade the front wheel to the TRP dual mechanical puck system they also have, though that also gives me some concern as to quick refitting.
I am on the lookout to upgrade my folding Montague, which came with mechanical disc brakes, to something "better." It just came to my attention that there is something called a mechanically actuated hydraulic brake system. this really got my attention, as the main reason I don't have full on juice brakes, is because of the folding thing. It wasn't even an available option for me when I bought my Montague, and the Montague is the ONLY bike that is able to fit my exacting space limitations in my kit plane.
It fits so well, like the bike and plane were designed for each other, that I am not going to rock the boat and even consider another folder, I've been using the Montague/airplane combo now for around 20 years (3 different models) with fantastic results, and, while still unbelievable to me, the addition of a BBSHD conversion and a Rohloff hub, is proving to be also very practical. So practical, that I have many times found myself up a mountain, and wishing I had better brakes for the ride down. My Sturgis Bullet fatbike, with its juice brakes (and not top of the line high end ones either) is SO nice when braking, if I could get even half it's braking performance on the Montague, it's make it even better. My one concern about messing with my brake system, is that every time I fold the bike, I take the front wheel off, and it there is a big hassle involved putting it back on, as in getting the disc between the pucks, it'd be a deal breaker. Even right now with my stock brakes, fitting the front wheel back on properly is the most time consuming part of the minute or two at most unfolding process, I don't want vastly improved braking power if the cost is getting pissed off every time I have to put the front wheel back on!
Right now, I am ready to order a single setup for my rear wheel, where I'm sure it won't be any additional issue as I never take it off anyway, short of fixing a flat. That way I can first try it out on the front wheel. The whole thing seems almost too good to be true, juice brake power while still keeping my cables, which I know don't impede the folding process, that I am being on the alert for something that would be a major problem, like having an issue getting the front wheel back on. Worst case scenario, if that is an unavoidable hassle, I will go with just a rear wheel upgrade, and simply upgrade the front wheel to the TRP dual mechanical puck system they also have, though that also gives me some concern as to quick refitting.