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You can get rear clamp-on (keirin) brakes. Dia-compe make some called BRS so maybe google that. They used to be easier to get than the front ones... I believe Brick Lane Bikes had some, also try www.benscycle.net (best bet, IMO). Freshtripe.co.uk get them in on occassion too, but very sporadically. I think you can get them from some BMX places too so you may want to try alansbmx.com.
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and do people think they alright?
Why do you want a clip on rather than a permanent fixture?
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cavendish cycles usually stock them for £25. highly recommeded store so go down there and check them out. (call first to confirm they've got them instock)
website:http://cavendishcycles.wordpress.com/
contact them by: http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1284/2865.phpi've got one from them. reccomend taping up the frame to prevent the plates scratching off the paint.
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i put one on my gf's bike. It was one of the diacomp ones from billys that someone mentioned up there^. It's fine but the stays on her frame were ali and a bit fatter so the bolt on it wasn't long enough. Also, depending on the position of the rear bridge you might not be able to get it on - without drilling the bridge. In the end i drilled the bridge and used the plate as well as i'm not sure if they spec a heavier duty bridge if they know a brake is going through it. Plus it wasn't exactly a museum piece i was building. They probably also didn't anticipate an idiot with a makita making the hole either...
End of the day it works but you might be in for a good bit of bodging. Ideally go to a shop and check it will work with your frame.
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I do not really know what I am talking about here, but am i right in saying there is a type of back brake that clips on to use, if you wanted to and the frame was not drilled for a back brake?
And if they do exist, what are they like and where does one get one? and do people think they alright?