FurryOnTheInside
In Memoriam
A baffle type muffler adds more backpressure (than you might want) because it slows the flow by making it change direction suddenly. An absorption type muffler would flow faster (for its diameter) and add less extra back pressure. I guess the pipe be designed for one or the other.Muffler you aint kiddin! This pipe is like a screamin banshee. It’s not in the photo above but I have a hotdog muffler temporarily on there right now and it does help to cut noise down, but not sure how it affects performance, any mufflers you’d suggest? I do have a 36T sprocket I haven’t opened yet for this bike maybe I’ll see what that can do this weekend. I have front disc brakes and rear caliper brakes due to the sprocket, are there better brakes I could be using?
These are absorption type:
I am going to have a go at making one very soon. I just got the glass pack sheet.
Brakes:
Front : There are definitely a lot of great disc brakes out there. Hydraulic or cable operated or even some hydraulic disc brake calipers that are cable actuated so they can be used with the "dual pull" tricycle lever that lots of other people like and I won't even try lol!
I like my hydraulic brake, with mineral oil as the fluid which won't strip paint or burn me if I spill it.
The Avid BB7 seems to be the best cable operated disc brake, going by the reviews. If you get just the caliper on its own it is very inexpensive.
For the rear brake it would be a big improvement if you can switch from the single pivot caliper brake to a dual pivot brake like a dual pivot caliper (aka U brake, bmx brake) or a cantilever (canti, centre pull canti) or linear pull cantilever (V brake). The mounting posts for dual pivot are not included on your frame (actually neither is a mount for single pivot, that's a fender mount hole you're using) but I have a plan for adding those without welding or drilling or doing anything permanent to the frame.
https://motoredbikes.com/threads/fitting-a-rim-brake-to-a-frame-with-no-brake-mounts.51969/