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Recently picked up a Homegrown frame. It has a tomato etched above the dropout. I have'nt heard anyone mention this before.
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What disc brake adapter is that?CTB said:Yep, Homegrowns have that, or at least my Sweetspot does. I remember thinking that was pretty cool when I took the frame out of the Supergo box in '99.Due to the design of the bike, my 4 Banger doesn't have those.
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Thanks for sharing that fitment and issues. Have you found ways to secure the top part of the adapter so it wouldn't swing away with backwards pressure? The fit looks good and flat. I'd like to get one for my '99 HG.A2Z DM-UNI.
www.a2zcomponents.com
Got mine from a US seller - possibly Jersey Cycles or something similar, I don't recall, but I avoided the Hong Kong sellers. It worked after some light modification (I decided to grind down the "bumper" that touches the seatstay to clear the weld between the dropout and stay), but it has a serious drawback that I didn't think was serious until it got me twice in one ride in AZ. It is incapable of supporting a rearward load. "Big deal, you're pedaling forward." Well, yeah, up until you get faced on a climb and instinctively grab the brakes to stop from falling backwards. ZING! Now your adapter is rotated away from the seat stay and you've scraped up your dropout, and now you're digging your 5mm out of your backpack.
Yep, Homegrowns have that, or at least my Sweetspot does. I remember thinking that was pretty cool when I took the frame out of the Supergo box in '99.Due to the design of the bike, my 4 Banger doesn't have those.
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Thanks for that. I don't do FB much myself but will make an exception in this case.If you're not already doing so and have a FB account, go here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/291334091808/
Lots of helpful folks, all with Homegrown-itis. These adapters come up as topics from time to time.