Brakes?

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"]I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Joseph

Would have been slicker if they'd gone the chopper route and used the chain wheel as brake rotor...

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I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

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could come up with a simpler solution (clip)

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Simpler and more effective. The 3 or 4 to 1 drive ratio works against the
braking torque. But then, I guess it doesn't really matter, because a
rear-wheel-only brake isn't very effctive anyway.

Quoted message said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

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I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Joseph

Meh. What's a little added stress on your bb junction?

Yeah, I know, not the point at NAHBS. I guess it's all in fun.

/s

Zog The Undeniable said:

Quoted message said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

I think there was a lot of this kind of thing at the handmade bike
show. I was [censored] that I could not make it this year (because of my
broken leg, and negotiating crowds on crutches is a real bummer). A
friend of mine who is an engineer for Yakima went and said there were
all sorts of weird things like CNC wood bikes and other objects d'art.
-- Jay Beattie.

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<[email hidden]>,

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I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Good thing it is drilled out lest it overheat and melt.

--
Michael Press

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landotter said:

email hidden said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

Need a rack to carry that.

--
Michael Press

Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
downhills...

JG

JG said:

Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
downhills...

JG

Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.

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JG said:

Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
downhills...

JG

Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1129141

has some relevant scenes.

cheers,
clive

Clive George said:

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JG said:

Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
downhills...

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JG

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Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1129141

has some relevant scenes.

A childhood cruelly kippered? Jonathan Swift would be proud! Imagine
the size of the tins!

Zog The Undeniable said:

Quoted message said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

<aol> Me too! </aol>

Ok, I know it's not meant entirely seriously, but you happen to be on
a fixie, and throw or break your chain (not common events, I know...),
then you've lost back-pressure braking on the rear wheel. On this
bike, guess what else doesn't work any more.

regards,

bookieb

landotter said:

Quoted post said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

http://tinyurl.com/2mm6qd

Nothing on the front. I'm guessing this was built up as some joke
about Portland's bicycle brake laws?

http://bikeportland.org/2006/07/28/judge-finds-fault-with-fixies/

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landotter said:

Quoted post said:

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Quoted message said:

Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

http://tinyurl.com/2mm6qd

Nothing on the front.  I'm guessing this was built up as some joke
about Portland's bicycle brake laws?

http://bikeportland.org/2006/07/28/judge-finds-fault-with-fixies/

I think the joke is more about the riders themselves. When you
approach a problem from the hipster angle, this is the sort of
knuckleheaded solution you get. Much like the kid on the brand new
Paddy Wagon I saw this fall who was using a cable lock the thickness
of a pencil who told me that he was gonna remove his brakes, as that
was cheaper than getting a proper u-lock.