Fixed Gear Gallery gems

That bike reminds me of the way i dress.

... also...

Getting the armstrong sprayed/what a cunt-stickered purple, i have a fatlace front wheel for it, a yellow saddle, will be building a yellow back wheel.... basically nobody will want to ride anywhere near me :)

haha, go for it..

why a rear brake?

polo!

most likely cause its not drilled
silly but true

they're easier to diy than front mount.. look a bit better, except for the long cable, but can sort that out with a tidy championship stripe tt protector!

aidan its the front wheel...and maybe the stem.if they were replaced it wouldn't be that bad

My thoughts exactly, I quite like it, its only the front rim that I don't like.

SMEEAR polo!

most likely cause its not drilled
silly but true

Yep!

The rear brake mount looks to be a homemade/retrofit plate welded on to the seat stays.

Also the brake cable looks to have a full length housing (no cable stops on the frame).

eyebrows why a rear brake?

i am not a fan. but on the rear brake comment i met a crazy italian guy who was ridding fixed with 2 brakes he said that if he was going to take a brake off it would be the front one because he used the back brake more and would feel safer. dont really get it but hey.

millierider [quote]eyebrows why a rear brake?

i am not a fan. but on the rear brake comment i met a crazy italian guy who was ridding fixed with 2 brakes he said that if he was going to take a brake off it would be the front one because he used the back brake more and would feel safer. dont really get it but hey.[/quote]

Try BMX racing, rear is all you get and it's fine. If he's come from BMX's a rear brake does seem more natural and probably easier for him.

Coming from road bikes, I'd rather have a good front brake than anything else.

I ride BMX and I'd rather not have any brakes on my fixie, though I still use a read on the BMX.
That front wheel is hideous. I must own it...

velocity boy [quote]millierider [quote]eyebrows why a rear brake?

i am not a fan. but on the rear brake comment i met a crazy italian guy who was ridding fixed with 2 brakes he said that if he was going to take a brake off it would be the front one because he used the back brake more and would feel safer. dont really get it but hey.[/quote]

Try BMX racing, rear is all you get and it's fine. If he's come from BMX's a rear brake does seem more natural and probably easier for him.

Coming from road bikes, I'd rather have a good front brake than anything else.[/quote]

right thats all well and good, but my point is there is no reason to have a back brake, when you're (a) perfectly able to get a thingy to add a front on an undrilled fork (like me), (b) able to get a lefty bmx brake for your front brake (like me), and (c) when the fact you have a fixed bike means you have braking power through the back wheel anyhow.
I like the wheels though,. All that and the fact 70% of the braking comes from the front.

Err... OK. This guy is from London, so he probably reads this forum. Own up!!

Do you really use those TT bars to ride in London??????

nice looking wheels.

wtf is up with the backwards brake though? ugly.

49-16 gearing too... I guess its a good aggressive gear for time-trialling to work every day!

Flatlander has his brake mounted behind the forks too... not sure why?

more aerodynamic.

I’m not the owner but I’m going to defend that Pista if it’s used for TT’s ? why ! as it’s actually a very purpose-specific setup built to reduce drag .. the backwards brake is designed to reduce drag by getting it out of the airstream behind the “smoother” profile of the fork legs.

Fair enough if it's used for TTs, but the Fixed Gear Gallery post seems to suggest that this guy uses it for his daily commute!

that gearing doen't suggest he's using it for TT'ing...

err isnt the brake behind because there isnt enough clearence for it if it was mounted in front..........
as a note all the TT bikes ive ever worked on have always had front brakes, and shit the bed they have always been on the front!??!?!!!!

I have the same bike and there's plenty of clearance on the front..

wayne, it might not be 50-14, but i still wouldnt wanna ride on it..

not on the bike, on the fork.... the only reason (other than being quirky/different) i can think why the brake would be mounted on the bac k of the for is because its not giving the brake that is being used enough tire clearence....however i am guessing all this from a side on picture mind. I'll have to send the pic to the CSI lab to get a full 3d pic so i can confirm my assuptions....

Lewis, you have 2 hours. People's lives are at stake here!

Post the full link: http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/dec/2/HenryWarwick.htm

Lewis from Lewes err isnt the brake behind because there isnt enough clearence for it if it was mounted in front..........

Clearance for what ? Barspins ? ;P

Pace RC31 forks (on MTBs) recommend that their brakes are mounted like this (on the rear of the crown) it improves stiffness as when the caliper clamps the braking surface it is forced into the crown and not levered away from it (a happens when mounted on the front).

Bear in mind the rear brake is mounted so that the directional force of a braking wheel takes it into it's mount - not away from it, if you feel the front brake is more efficient (or more correct) in front of the fork, then logically you should also move the rear brake to the other side of the seat stays - (see Hippy's orange bike set up below)

Lewis from Lewes as a note all the TT bikes ive ever worked on have always had front brakes, and shit the bed they have always been on the front!??!?!!!!

Of course !! front brakes go on the front.

Victory through semantics ! :)

It's more aero to hide the brake calipers behind the forks.. although in this case the vee noodle and cable lose him those 13 hundredths of a second all over again. :)

Here are the actual calipers which are designed for this..
http://www.performancelabshc.com/pages.php?id=120

*Aero Brakes
Introducing the A700 Aero Brake Calipers.

Oval Concepts now produce a brake caliper that is mountable BEHIND the front fork and even the rear chainstays to make your TT bike even more aerodynamic. Its reduces frontal drag but making the calipers almost invisible to the frontal wind.

The calipers fit behind most forks but be careful with conflicts with frame downtube and shifter cable bosses and has been tested by the former Liberty Seguros team for the past 2 seasons.

After spending sometime in the windtunnel we know that these calipers will make for a more aerodynamic bike, and should reduce your TT times. I know a few peoples bikes these will be appearing on for 2007.... think Rainbows.

For more information go to Oval's website http://www.ovalconcepts.com *