Strange Rear brake conversion on track frame, on a £1,300 quid bike good or bad?

haha! surprised that hasn't surface on FGG already. definite face plant.

and you're right, everyone has to start somewhere. but it's a bit like saying "i saw a guy wiht a bike and it had no gears and it cost 1,300! and you couldn't even free wheel what a rip off!!"

That reminds me of a WICKED gumtree post of this guy flogging a bike cause "the bak wheel is like broke cuz you cant stop peddling so you need a nu 1 of dose", it was priceless.

@Treadders - I guess it's not illegal then, unless Evans are in for a lawsuit. The Bianchi Pista used to come with that classic "Warning: No Brakes" sticker so I guess it must be ok?

@Ashley - If it's a track bike, either old or new, you'd need to do something like that. No brake drilling no matter what the age, on the real deal track frame/forks.

@Mattty - I'd call it a bodge. It's using what you've got to make a working brake, rather than using something designed for it (i.e. a drilled rear bridge). I guess a clamp on front brake isn't a bodge, but unless they sell rear-clamp kits I stand by my choice of wording. I saw a rear one which was a proper bodge, two pieces of wood screwed together and drilled through for a brake to fit, that was sketchhhhh. No worries, I'm having a shitty day too, that's why I'm on here, dropping knowledge.

@Ed - Ride? What the fuck'd you want to do that for? It'd get your bike dirty. I'm in the "Single-speed with one brake is retarded, and more so if it's only a back brake" crew, despite riding brakeless myself. Hypocrisy! Wooo!