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I guess I just missed in my "research" that edscoble was talking about freewheel and not fixed, thus the confusion, everything's clear now, thanks.

What happen if the tarmac's wet? what happen if you went through a patch of gravel? etc. you can't always be sure regardless of how experience you are with your front one.

ok, good point. but then there is no sense at all having just 1 brake when you use freewheel.

rear on freewheel cos if you only have a front one you are likely to go flying over the handlebars! (should really have 2 on freewheel).

that can't be the whole reason? would be just a matter of getting a good feeling for your front brake

on a freewheel bicycle, a rear brake is recommended instead of a front IF you're insisted on riding with one brake instead of two (which is idea).

alright, why rear on a freewheel? isn't the max brake power issue the same?

Hello,

forgive me if this has been asked many times before, I used the search but did not find a clear conclusion:

If you ride fixed gear in the city/in busy streets, and you want to have only one brake on your bike (apart from your legs, of course), would you put it front or back, and why?
My logic says front, as you have max brake force, and that's also what Sheldon Brown says ("There is really no need for a rear brake on a fixed-gear bicycle."), but during my research here I have seen that some people actually recommend the opposite due to handling reasons (lacking the actual explanation)?

Cheers,
icke

2nd dibs on straight deda bars

dangerous toe overlap

which diameter, 22.2 or 23.8?

Hello,
I am looking for a Mavic MA40 rear wheel (or a complete wheelset).

PM please, thanks,

icke

wicksie: in case they don't fit, I will sell them to you if varno can't get more

Alright, if you say the clearance is tight, I'll give them a try

undibs chrome pair as it has eyelets, so still available

'Not light' = like, the frame without forks is much more than 2 kg? or even worse?

Hi,

does anyone know the weight of the chrome bianchi pista frame+forks? (or just the frame?) I do only find the weight of the whole bike which does not help much.

And could someone who owns it please measure the rear wheel spacing? I am wondering if it's 120 or 126mm or even larger.

Cheers,
icke

undibs LeMond, sorry

dibs LeMond frame, PMed

dibs frame+fork, PM'd

dibs chrome pair, PM'd

Will do, but I thought someone might have had that problem before

Hi,

as everyone probably knows, powder coatings have a much higher thickness than solvent based paint (especially along edges). At the same time, it is of course possible to vary the thickness of a powder coat to a certain amount by adjusting the process parameters.

I was wondering if Armourtex for example offer different thicknesses to choose from when you go to them, or at least if you can talk to them about that issue.
I am thinking about powdercoating a frame and I really fear that thick powder coat look, especially as there are chromed parts that would be masked.
Not sure if it's possible at all to get close to the thin layer look of solvent based paint with powder coating? Any experience with that, anyone?

Thanks,
icke

Hello,

still looking for a track frame, 60 cm or larger, should have tight clearances, ideally a decent tubeset (columbus sl/slx or reynolds 531sl/comp or similar) or at least be lightweight in general.

Thought about spending 100-250, depending on frame.

Cheers,
icke

Sorry kids, I'm out of this thread. Got what I was looking for.

Have fun.

You seem to know that diagram really well, do you? Probably not from the doctor's perspective...

Guys, you know what's really funny?

This thread is now over 120 messages long, and contains exactly 1, yes ONE, really 100% useful reply to my question. Apart from 2-3 additional suggestions that were ok, but not outstandingly genius, the rest is the typical internet forum funny-images newbie-slapping blah that only suggests that some people have way too much time left. HINT: You could have used this time to walk over red lights. Ha.

Thanks again, BleakReference, the idea you mentioned works really nicely and that's all I was looking for.

that's why