Super Duper Fixie brake. This is {was} awesome lol {Repost sry}

http://www.cambridgebicycle.com/blog/index.php?number=63

Full article in above link

ever seen that done before ? i haven't for sure. lol.

This gets posted here every few weeks, but very clever nonetheless.

But not as clever as a rear caliper brake.

that is pretty cool.

Seen it, heard the crash at the bottom of the hill as the chain snapped and it was left without a means to stop! Have a search o the forum, it's on here somewhere.

ok. a few minutes ago it was a revelation to me now im defeated, and deflated. still. its a good-un me thinks.

ok. a few minutes ago it was a revelation to me now im defeated, and deflated. still. its a good-un me thinks.

It is a good bit of lateral thinking, a nice little idea, but it is an idea for it's own sake - a caliper brake is lighter, cheaper and more readily available.

indeed your right Tynan, but this idea is just different isn't it. i like different. hehe

same braking force as a rear disc, no?

but a caliper doesn't have the stopping power of a disc. like the guy says, it's nice to be able to lock up the rear wheel with one finger (providing the chain doesn't snap).

try using words other then fixie...something a bit different.

but a caliper doesn't have the stopping power of a disc. like the guy says, it's nice to be able to lock up the rear wheel with one finger (providing the chain doesn't snap).

You can lock up your wheel (rear or front) with a caliper quite easily.

A disc brake (with sintered pads) would have an advantage in the wet - but would you want to lock your wheels up in the wet ?

a bit of oil from the chain on the disks will contaminate the pads very easily which means no brakes.
it's an answer to a problem that didn't exist.

You can lock up your wheel (rear or front) with a caliper quite easily.

A disc brake (with sintered pads) would have an advantage in the wet - but would you want to lock your wheels up in the wet ?

fuck yeah!!

what's this vibe im getting about using the word "fixie" ?

is this a shunned and shameful word or just a cliche'

i always thought it was an easy acronym to use TBH

Fixed not fixie seems the most accepted round here. The design of the brake is great - looks-wise - but in practice, over time, it would probably be pants. Unless you went for a shaft drive too ;-)

Previous thread....same silly idea.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread3523.html

You can lock up your wheel (rear or front) with a caliper quite easily.

A disc brake (with sintered pads) would have an advantage in the wet - but would you want to lock your wheels up in the wet ?

Or a disc brake using the rear hub as the mounting point for the disc. Perhaps some kind of hub with a six bolt or splined mount could be developed by an eccentric entrepreneur. You could even go crazy and put one on the front as well.

fuck yeah!!

:D

Crazy mo' fo'

Or a disc brake using the rear hub as the mounting point for the disc. Perhaps some kind of hub with a six bolt or splined mount could be developed by an eccentric entrepreneur. You could even go crazy and put one on the front as well.

:D

It's crazy, but it just might work !

thing is wouldn't instantly locking up your pedals with something other than leg power be a bit jarring on the knees? Would like to try it just to see what it felt like..

I don't get it - why would you want a *second *back brake?