Single speed conversion weird brake

Posted on Tue 15th, July 2008

• #1

bristlypioneer

Hello,

I'm helping a friend convert her old peugeot racer to a single speed, (then maybe fixed).

anyway, I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out the rear brake.

The frame she's got, has a vertical hole through the rear bar that you bolt a brake onto, rather than a horizontal one (like every other bike i've seen)

any clues where I can get a brake for this?

I guess, perhaps this should just encourage her to jump straight into riding fixed?
• #2

Object

I guess, perhaps this should just encourage her to jump straight into riding fixed?
Yes.
• #3

provenrad

There is ana adaptor that was used BITD.

check this thread from bikeforums.net
(everyone should google questions like this with 'site:bikeforums.net' in the query box!)
• #4

provenrad

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=peugeot+brake+bridge+vertical+site%3Abikeforums.net&spell=1
• #5

bristlypioneer

great, thanks for the help,

I'll get hunting on ebay for a mafac brake, or perhaps a cheap fixed rear wheel!
• #6

novocaine

make an adapter. it's hardly a complex bit of kit.
• #7

bristlypioneer

I'm just a bit concerned that anything I make will snap off if the brakes pulled hard.
• #8

edscoble

I'm just a bit concerned that anything I make will snap off if the brakes pulled hard.

it's not an MTB mate, just try not to use MTB brake levels, as I think they pull too hard for road brake.

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