I didn't like the brake feel with the Nylaflow tubing on my monowheel.
I switched to the steel braided hose and improved the brake force
to the brake noticeably. With the Mono, you need all the brake force
you can muster!
Glenn
>From: "G-IANI" <g-iani@ntlworld.com>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Nylaflow OK for Monowheel?
>Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:34:51 -0000
>
>
>Ron
>
>Just got round to reading your e-mail and it night help for you to know the
>following.
>
>The black tube supplied by Europa is 6mm, not 1/4 inch. It is this size
>because that is the correct size for the master cylinder fitting. The
>fittings used at the wheel cylinders are the 1/4 inch (you can get them
>from
>A/C Spruce) and they do seal with the 6mm pipe (but it is easy to pull the
>tube out of the fitting).
>
>The 1/4 Nylaflow is very good and is now standard on the finger brake
>trigear which uses a different master cylinder with 1/4 connections.
>
>I understand that it is difficult/impossible to get a good seal to the mono
>and foot brake trigear master cylinder/s with the 1/4 inch tube.
>
>Ian Rickard #505 G-IANI XS Trigear
>Europa Club Mods Rep (Trigear)
>e-mail mods@europaclub.org.uk
> or direct g-iani@ntlworld.com
>
>
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