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

ITS NOT a FUCKING BODGE!
it was designed to allow Keirin riders to train on the road.
those fuckers are professionals don't you know.

FUCK this thread is pissing me off.
learn your shit first then argue.

That pretty much summarizes it for me :) especially the last line.

i whish i had not said anything now.

Yeah....maybe you should avoid spouting off about things you don't really know about.

going back to something that was mentioned earlier - someone said that it's crazy/stupid to run just a rear brake on a single speed, yet more ppl say just a front brake gp far more dangerous. what's the general consensus on this? i come from a Bmx point of view, so i think id rather just run a rear brake if i was only going to have one (I also think you only need one brake to stop you)

I'm in agreement with Phil on this one, yes a front brake may actually stop you quicker in SOME instances, like ideal conditions a straight line, dry clean roads etc, however a back brake affords you a greater degree of m[FONT=Calibri]aneuverability in emergency situations, especially in the wet or on loose surfaces, you can change direction much faster to avoid dangerous situations whilst braking with a rear brake than with a front brake, front wheel skids are unrecoverable in more circumstances than rear wheel skids, and MUCH harder to control, hence I will always back rear brake/braking method as the safer option......sadly though if you have shit bike control and don't know what you're doing, front brake/rear brake/any brakes will not save you in a dangerous situation.[/FONT]