Midstar mech brake

[Sportycoat1100]

Simply does anyone know what drum is needed to run mechanical brake on a mid star hub?

After trying different brake setups I ended up with both mechanical & juice setups. The juice drum comes with bearing on the inside of the drum but the mechanical drum did not. After mounting the mechanics on the bike it’s obvious that a spacer is missing somewhere in the mix. Just curious if anyone knows exactly what is needed for this setup?

I’ll snag some pics as soon as I can

[JBinNC]

I don't think you can mix those parts, mainly because of the width of the ball bearing brake drum.

Of course anything can be done with the application of time & money, but it's not a bolt-together deal.

Jim

[Sportycoat1100]

I don't think you can mix those parts, mainly because of the width of the ball bearing brake drum.

Of course anything can be done with the application of time & money, but it's not a bolt-together deal.

Jim

You mean the mid star and mech brake won’t jive together or mixing juice & mech brake parts?

[Sportycoat1100]

This is essentially what I have for my brake setup. I’m missing a bearing somewhere in the mix ?

[JBinNC]

You mean the mid star and mech brake won’t jive together or mixing juice & mech brake parts?

Both, or either.

As you noted, the ball bearing hub has no bearing on the brake side. The bearing is carried in the drum. The drum is too wide for a mechanical brake set-up. None of that is going to bolt together.

Jim

[ElekVins]

if you have a midstar you must have a juice brake for mid star
if you had a starhub you could have a mech or a juice (for starhub)
but no bolt on of mechanical brake on mid star, they are not made to work together without modifications