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or Reynolds blue?

re lace rear wheel and get coaster hub. simples

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I agree with all of the above to be fair. Apart from what Theo said! You sir, chat shit! My wheel will not be exploding.

I guess drilling would make the most sense. Most probably Reynolds Blue.

Bodie I never, ever thought I'd rep you but I may have to after that comment ;-) The Indy Fab? When's it supposed to get there?

re lace rear wheel and get coaster hub. simples

get the fuck off this forum you shitty faced prick.

Must spread rep etc :-(

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The clamp-ons are fine. Get the Dia Compe one, mount it, forget it.

I've run mine on some gnarly, long hills and it's not budged an inch.

Actually I can't vouch for the brake itself - I run a Tektro on a Dia Compe mount - but the mount is solid as.

^had one before, just think it would look shit and is more expensive than getting it drilled and a brake.

id say drill it, with that paintjob its not gna loose you any money ;)

But you don't 'ruin' the fork. They're not the best looking things, sure, but they're hardly awful. Go ride the bike rather than staring at your brakes!

Hmmm gonna have to have a long hard think about this one! Yeah, I mean I'd rather not drill it, but it's not the end of the world if I do.

Then again, being able to take the brake off and it look as it was when I got the frame would be nice too. Argh. Indecisiveness strikes again!

The clamp ons are a pain in the ass to fit properly though and if youre not careful they can scratch your headset. Worth bearing that in mind.

scratch your headset. Worth bearing that in mind.

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Check to see if your current fork will happily be drilled (if you go that way)... the clearance might cause an issue as well. At least with the clamp on you can adjust th height.

before you drill the fork, have you considered a bike fit to check if the bike is the right size for you?

I must say I ummd and arrd about getting a clamp-on brake, believing them to be ugly. Ended up fitting one anyway and the look of it hasn't bothered me at all.

and maybe some cycle training?

If you're worried about resale value after you've drilled the fork, don't. You'll find more peeps running brakes on here than not so you wouldn't have a problem shifting it on. Just don't make a hash of it. :)

Check to see if your current fork will happily be drilled (if you go that way)... the clearance might cause an issue as well. At least with the clamp on you can adjust th height.

But mainly this.

or if it is a "bike for life" ensure it fits and then drill as you know you won't ever be selling it

Not good to hear jake never a nice feeling being out of control. I was thinking as i was reading you should have done a massan but B0N0R said it first, I heard the same happend to one of the mash guys on a mountain and they did the same thing.

I've bought 3 'bikes for life'. The only one I still own only ever gets ridden on the turbo.

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fixeh on the turbo is not the greatest idea

Nooooooo!

Don't listen to them! Drilling is NOT the answer. Just think of those beautiful Panasonic stamped fork crowns!

Plus the drop is so tiny you'll have a nightmare finding a caliper that will fit.

And if you get a pre-drilled fork, it'll affect the geometry and therefore the handling. Sod that.

Clamp on is fine. Ask Edmundro at Norths, he and I both got clamp-ons at the same time. And we're both fine.