KHS Flite 100

Hello there guys!!

I have a KHS Flite 100 (fixie
& flip flop) and I was wondering...First of all I would like to change the wheels into something with color!
In addition I was thinking of painting the frame into Mat black or something else...Do you think its stupid?I mean obviously the stickers (?) of khs will be erased...

And something last...Can I fit hydraulic disk brakes on the bike?

Sorry if my questions are a bit stupid but I dont really know alot about single speed bikes :P

Oh where to start.

The wheels on the Flite aren't great so they could do with changing, but why you would change the colour I don't know. The beauty of the Flite is it's simplicity.

You would need to strip the bike first because it is under a coat of lacquer, as are the stickers.

Matt black is cool, but if you want it to look anywhere near as decent as the paint job on it at the moment, it will be expensive.

No you cannot fit disc brakes to it as stock. Nor would you need to? Or want to? Disc brakes are fairly pointless unless you're riding on dirt or mud or torrential downpours which I doubt.

If you want to make so many changes to it you should probably have purchased a different bike in the first place.

And to answer your last question, only one of those was stupid.

Thnx for ur answer!
I was thinking about repainting the bike because I was not so careful when locking/unlocking it and there are some marks on the frame and fork.
So I was thinking about matt black which as you said looks cool but its hard to be decent!
About the wheels I can agree with you!But there are not that bad!But I was thinking replacing them with some others (dont have a clue which feet and are good) with some color.

Ohh and for the last question...One of the reasons that I want disk brakes is the looks and the efficiency...I used to own a Cube Analog Disk( was stolen from me) and the brakes where just amazing...
I dont know why but a simple single speed with a front disk brake seems really sexy to me :P (maybe there is something wrong with me :P )

That is my point though. You had a mountain bike, with a disc. Fixed definitely doesn't need a disc. If anything a discs efficiency would actually be a bad thing. If you are fixed and hypothetically had a front disc brake and came to an emergency stop you would fly, ironically, off of your flite and straight over the handle bars.

The fact that you'd need to buy a completely new fork. Which would look shit as there aren't many forks that look as nice as the stock on a flite. If you were to do it though, hydraulic would be total overkill and a waste of your money. I think it's a waste as it is, but it isn't my bike ;-)

Halo Aerotracks are pretty much the best coloured, cheapish wheel you can get. Solid as fuck. If you hunt you can get a pair for about £150. If you go somewhere like tokyo fixed they'll be just under £180. For the pair.

Stock Flite's look nice.

If you are into the whole disc brake thing, its best to do it on another bike. For a start the brake is totally overkill, but could maybe have some use on a bike with fatter tyres that you ride through winter and offroad.

The KHS is a track bike, one that looks pretty great for an OTP thanks to the nice forks. The geometry of a track bike puts your centre of gravity way up front, your mass is also quite high up. Unlike a MTB where you are back and lower. This means, like jake said. You will easily go flying over the bars with a strong brake. You will need to change the forks and get a custom built front wheel to get a disc setup.

Also, dont forget that one of the joys of riding fixed is the ability to regulate speed and braking using the legs. Once you get used to it, you will find you almost never use a front brake. Let alone require a strong one.