Introducing Orangina/Brake Handle on T7

[mscalisi]

Here she is. She's more beautiful than I had imagined. Pictures don't do
her justice. The frame used to belong to Scot Cooper (he now has a
custom carbon Calfee), and I had it and the T7 handle powder coated
safety orange. I'm very pleased. I thought the blue handles would go
nicely, but now that I see it together, I'm going to swap them out for
black.

For you other guys using T7 handles, where do you mount the brake
handle? I plan on mating this with a magura.


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[Spencer Hochberg]

:eek: That is beautiful.


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[skilewis74]

Looks sweet!

Yeah, black handles would look better.


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[kington99]

Nice, my brake handle's on the right hand prong of the T7, if you turn
it in just slightly it doesn't get dropped on. You might need to cut
down your grip on that side to give room for it.


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[Hazmat]

That looks so awesome :D :D


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[mscalisi]

Thanks everyone!


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[brendan]

thats pretty beautifull i hope its abit more orange than that cause that
would make it even more awesome. good luck wiht the brakes... look in
the gallery u'll find loads,


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[TonyMelton]

Not to detract from the beauty of your new ride Mike, but do you have a
photo of Scot's new custom carbon Calfee? Is this a 36" frame made
entirely from carbon fibre?


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[Hazmat]

Would you ever consider a white rim by any chance. :D :D :D My coker
will soon be powdercoated to resemble the australian flag.


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[johnfoss]

TonyMelton wrote:
> Not to detract from the beauty of your new ride Mike, but do you have a
> photo of Scot's new custom carbon Calfee?


I have an album with three pictures of that cycle, starting with 'this
one' (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/2411134#129900687). It
looks like it's all carbon except the bearing holders, which are
probably on a lug-type attachment.


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[mscalisi]

I think I'll stick with the orange and black theme. I considered going
orange with the rim, but I don't think it would be worth the effort.

John,
Thanks for posting pics of Scot's uni. I should mention that it's not
exactly new. I think he's had it for well over a year now.

I should also note, that thanks to Megumi, my uni's now been renamed
"orange julius"


Hazmat wrote:
> Would you ever consider a white rim by any chance. :D :D :D My coker
> will soon be powdercoated to resemble the australian flag.


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[thejdw]

the orange seat looks good


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[johnfoss]

mscalisi wrote:
> I should mention that it's not exactly new. I think he's had it for well
> over a year now.


Yes, those pictures were taken on Feb. 4 of last year.



> ...thanks to Megumi, my uni's now been renamed "orange julius"


That's a better fit! Orangina, the drink, is really yellow. Yours is
the color of an Orange Julius.


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[unipsychler]

I have Maguras on my Hunter 36" with T7 handle. The stock Magura brake
hose is too short to reach the part that you place your hand (hand
prong?) I ordered a hydraulic repair kit from Magura and the
replacement hose fit perfectly. See photo below.

[image: http://www.ridetheunicycle.com/T7Handle1.jpg][image:
http://www.ridetheunicycle.com/T7Handle2.jpg]


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[semach.the.monkey]

kington99 wrote:
> Nice, my brake handle's on the right hand prong of the T7, if you turn
> it in just slightly it doesn't get dropped on.



Ok, this might sound like a dumb question, but which is your dominant
handle holding hand? ie did you mount it on the right prong because
you've nearly always got a hand there, or because it's out of the way
and only used when you've got 2 hands on the handle?

STM


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[kington99]

semach.the.monkey wrote:
> Ok, this might sound like a dumb question, but which is your dominant
> handle holding hand? ie did you mount it on the right prong because
> you've nearly always got a hand there, or because it's out of the way
> and only used when you've got 2 hands on the handle?
>
> STM



Not a dumb question atall, I always rest my right hand on the right
prong and mounted the handle on this side, not sure i trust myself to
operate it with the left hand. There's plenty of clearance between the
prong and the brake lever to hold it wihtout the lever interferring.


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[semach.the.monkey]

kington99 wrote:
> Not a dumb question atall, I always rest my right hand on the right
> prong and mounted the handle on this side, not sure i trust myself to
> operate it with the left hand. There's plenty of clearance between the
> prong and the brake lever to hold it wihtout the lever interferring.



Wow! 93,450 miles already! You've been going some! :D

Well, you've given me a dilema now. I rest my left hand on the left
prong for most of the time, and occasionally have both left and right
resting together. However, I'm not sure that I trust my left hand for
braking either. Hmmm...

I should get the brakes for this weekend, so I'll see what feels
comfortable I guess.

STM


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[kington99]

semach.the.monkey wrote:
> Wow! 93,450 miles already! You've been going some! :D
>



Alas that's the time, gauge is on 171.5 miles so far.


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[mscalisi]

Does this mean if I order my brake from unicycle.com that the hose will
be too short? If so, where did you get your hose?

Thanks!


unipsychler wrote:
> I have Maguras on my Hunter 36" with T7 handle. The stock Magura brake
> hose is too short to reach the part that you place your hand (hand
> prong?) I ordered a hydraulic repair kit from Magura and the
> replacement hose fit perfectly. See photo below.
>
> [image: http://www.ridetheunicycle.com/T7Handle1.jpg][image:
> http://www.ridetheunicycle.com/T7Handle2.jpg]


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[unipsychler]

Yes, the stock brake hose is too short to reach the prong on the T7
handle. Mine is less than a year old so I doubt they changed it. You
might want to contact Unicycle.Com to verify the length of the hose.
The repair kit is for a normal two brake bicycle setup and comes with
parts and tubing that you won't use and it is not cheap.

I ordered the repair kit from my local bike shop who ordered it
directly from Magura.


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[kington99]

mscalisi wrote:
> Does this mean if I order my brake from unicycle.com that the hose will
> be too short? If so, where did you get your hose?
>
> Thanks!



Order a back brake from a bike shop instead. I got a front brake off
ebay, then paid another £20 for the kit to extend it so it would fit.
It's useful stuff to have if I ever damage a hose on my 36" or muni
though so I'm not too bothered.


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[iridemymuni]

i am right handed, and always hold my handle/saddle with my left hand.
but if im cruising along the flat i put my right hand on aswell.

my left hand is much more unco than my right hand, but i find braking
to be ok with my left hand, its not that bad, i'm getting used to it.


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[cathwood]

semach.the.monkey wrote:
> Wow! 93,450 miles already! You've been going some! :D
>
> Well, you've given me a dilema now. I rest my left hand on the left
> prong for most of the time, and occasionally have both left and right
> resting together. However, I'm not sure that I trust my left hand for
> braking either. Hmmm...
>
> I should get the brakes for this weekend, so I'll see what feels
> comfortable I guess.
>
> STM



When I ordered mine, Roger asked which hand I usually rest on the
handle (left hand) and he put the break on that one.


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