bikes without brakes?

[Eric]

I've seen a number of bikes around campus without brakes: are they
fearless fools? or do they have some sort of "coaster" types brakes
that were on the bikes I road as a child? I don't see any bracket, etc
so what's the point?
Eric

 

[Mark Hickey]

Eric <[email protected]> wrote:

>I've seen a number of bikes around campus without brakes: are they
>fearless fools? or do they have some sort of "coaster" types brakes
>that were on the bikes I road as a child? I don't see any bracket, etc
>so what's the point?

They may be fixed gear (or track...) bikes. No brakes, no shifters,
no derailleurs, no freewheel - no nuthin' but a frame, a fork, a stem,
handlebars, seatpost, saddle, crank chain and a couple wheels.

A photo of mine (though I DO have a front brake on it):

http://www.habcycles.com/fixie.jpg

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

 

[Spartakus]

"Mark Hickey" <[email protected]> wrote...
> Eric <[email protected]> wrote:

> >I've seen a number of bikes around campus without brakes: are they
> >fearless fools? or do they have some sort of "coaster" types brakes
> >that were on the bikes I road as a child? I don't see any bracket, etc
> >so what's the point?

> They may be fixed gear (or track...) bikes. No brakes, no shifters,
> no derailleurs, no freewheel - no nuthin' but a frame, a fork, a stem,
> handlebars, seatpost, saddle, crank chain and a couple wheels.

These types of bikes are all the rage with bike messengers and with cyclists
who are into "retro cool".

 

[Alo]

Are you sure the brakes aren't fixed into the cassette/cog. As long as it's
not a freewheel cassette, all they have to do is put reverse pressure on the
cranks and the bike will stop. I've had several bmx bikes that were built
this way. I also have an old Schwinn tandem that's the same way.




"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've seen a number of bikes around campus without brakes: are they
> fearless fools? or do they have some sort of "coaster" types brakes
> that were on the bikes I road as a child? I don't see any bracket, etc
> so what's the point?
> Eric