Pista front disk brake

im thinking would it be possable to fit a disk break on my pista with out changing the forks or hubs etc i know brakes go away from the whole fixedgear thing " real men/women( too) dont need breaks" but has any one done it i feel kinda gay just fitting a front brake, a bit like a learner ! infact i so tempted to remove the front brake just to be kool hahahaha

Brakes dont go away from the whole fixedgear thing at all, in fact most forumengers here will advise you to fit at least one. Admitted some here ride brakeless but its a personal preference and only something for the experienced. With your statement you're heading down this
road. On a more technical front it depends on whether your wheels/hubs are disc compatible I think, maybe someone else can answer that if you post what rims/hubs you have, whatever the case fit a brake.

By the way, welcome to the forum..now where did I put that pitch fork?...

stock bianchi pista rims and hi to you , im just thinking out loud about the diskbreak but maybe there is a market for a fitting kit to standard forks? not sure , as for the front break funny story the day i got my bike i rode it towards ladbrook grove from notting hill went up a gradual hill no pbm thought i was the bollocks when i got to the top i went down it thing is i picked up speed and was bouncing up and down on the seat trying to slow it down in the end i did this superman dive off the bike manged to run at 30mph while hold on to it till i came to a stop , then i casualy walked feeling like a complete bell end with everyone staring scuffed my my trainers too so er yeh i put a brake on the front hahahaha

well you definately need a specific hub for a disk brake. Doesn't matter what rims you use. Not sure about brake mounts for standard forks. I'm sure they must have made them before disk mounts became standard on mtb forks but I can't rightly remember.
In fact i'm going to see what the way back machine has for hope :)

I've got a friend who is getting a Bob Jackson built with Disc Brake on the front. They advised against it and said they wouldn't build the forks, but he bought some Bontager ones and they are building the frame around that.

Their reasons were that the frame-building process and subtle geometry would have to change somehow in order to facilitate heavier braking. They did advise him to just buy a Marin, but in the end he convinced them and they did get quite excited about the build. It's due to arrive in the next few weeks!

im sure you must be able to buy a bracket that bolt on to the wheel bolt and rests against the fork you could bolt the caliper to that and disco front disc on a fixed would look pretty cool

I've heard of brackets to mount disc calipers to the rear but would put money on no such thing existing for a front wheel. Running disc breaks on a non-disc fork would be a recipe for a nasty snapped for incident, they just aren't designed to take large lateral loadings. If you really want disc breaks you would need a new hub, and new forks, may as well get a new bike really.

I've got a friend who is getting a Bob Jackson built with Disc Brake on the front. They advised against it and said they wouldn't build the forks, but he bought some Bontager ones and they are building the frame around that.

Their reasons were that the frame-building process and subtle geometry would have to change somehow in order to facilitate heavier braking. They did advise him to just buy a Marin, but in the end he convinced them and they did get quite excited about the build. It's due to arrive in the next few weeks!

be sure to post a few pics of it

What's wrong with a caliper brake? I'd be worried about flying over the handlebars - I endo enough with my current set up, I'd be forever picking up teeth if I tried this...

Jacksons are right disk brakes are pointless if you are using 700c tyres.
it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

is it purely for vanity or is there a particular reason you want to fit one? like you weigh 20stone and live at the bottom of a big hill or something?

Must admit I'm looking at going down this path, but only because the frame I'm a cyclocross monstrosity frame with carbon forks for disc breaks as standard and I've just ordered oh so trendy rims with non-machined side walls that I don't fancy stuffing up with rim brakes.
I also figure when I take this beast out slushing through the mud off road disc brakes are going to be better than rims, and as a 120kg mountain bike I love my hydraulic disc brakes.

it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

is it purely for vanity or is there a particular reason you want to fit one? like you weigh 20stone and live at the bottom of a big hill or something?

Smoother modulation?
Option to run lighter/more aerodynamic rims?
Rims last longer?
Avoid brake dirt?

Smoother modulation?
Option to run lighter/more aerodynamic rims?
Rims last longer?
Avoid brake dirt?

You could also add improved braking performance in the wet. I think disc brakes will transfer over from MTBs to road bikes in the not too distant future.

Smoother modulation?
Option to run lighter/more aerodynamic rims?
Rims last longer?
Avoid brake dirt?
Come on, that last one's a bit of a stretch ;D

You could also add improved braking performance in the wet. I think disc brakes will transfer over from MTBs to road bikes in the not too distant future.

If it's possible to find an add on fitting for the existing fork it might work but look a bit ugly.

The Pista has threadless headset? Cyclocross and Touring bikes often have disc mountings so maybe look around for their forks. Then maybe get it chromed to match?

Jacksons are right disk brakes are pointless if you are using 700c tyres.
it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

is it purely for vanity or is there a particular reason you want to fit one? like you weigh 20stone and live at the bottom of a big hill or something?

Anyway, as is demonstrated here time and time again, when it comes to bikes all is vanity.

Come on, that last one's a bit of a stretch ;D

OK, so it wasn't top of my list for putting a disc on my MTB, but it was on the list all the same :-)

increased stopping power (in the rain) + sketchy contact point between skinny tyres and wet road...not a good combo

i agree. discs aren't necessary on road bikes.

"Option to run lighter/more aerodynamic rims? "
and yet you have a heavier brake/hub setup?

I think disc brakes on road bikes are inevitable, but not out of need, more for money spinning purposes.
On mountain bikes they undoubtedly improved things, but improved braking on a road bike is not strictly speaking a necessity like it was in offroad cycling - of course improved braking in the wet comes with discs, but you can also say that if you're surprised that your dual-pivots brakes don't work especially well in the wet you need you to work on your 'road-sense' a bit.
As for the OP, putting a front disc on a pista would firstly be a hassle (new fork and hub), and secondly be total overkill, and possibly a bit daft.

Depending on how big the rotor is and how powerful the set up is wouldnt there be an issue with putting too much stress into the fork especially if it is carbon.

Not sure if this is scientifically correct but as the disk brake is applying the force much further down the fork there is a lot more leverage being exerted on it compared to a rim brake which is positioned much closer to the headset etc?

I've heard of brackets to mount disc calipers to the rear but would put money on no such thing existing for a front wheel. Running disc breaks on a non-disc fork would be a recipe for a nasty snapped for incident, they just aren't designed to take large lateral loadings. If you really want disc breaks you would need a new hub, and new forks, may as well get a new bike really.

+1

no mount exists for a fork only rear end as said and finding 1" disc forks may be tricky i looked at this before found 1 fork that might work

available i 1" or 1-1/8"

oh click the pic

I have a disc brake on my fork. Forks came with the frame. Have been without it for over a week now and its fucking terrifying. I can stop as quickly in the wet as I can in the dry with it