WhippetGiles
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The Fixie Thread
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EzyLee
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Don't worry about a rear brake, you won't need one. Alien bikes have brakes with super short arms to fit their forks which look to be super tight. Scroll down on this page:
http://www.alienbikes.com/gear.php
RCOH
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ebuk
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DO worry about a rear brake. Single Speed with only front brake is just nuts.
'Ross
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Exactly, I've been running SS rear brake only for a few months, only had one caliper and cbf buying another one....front only is a joke option for dumb hipsters, front and rear is ideal.
You can get clamp on kits for the rear seatstay as well, does not damage the frame either. If its for the RAM? I wouldn't drill it, but if you have another 'crappier' frame might as well just smash some holes into it.
meh. ive had 3 single speeds which over time invariably had only a front brake on them. its not nuts, just dont brake like a retard.
Tomas
my mum says im cool
I ran my roadie with only a front brake for ages and still to this day only really use the front. It's not all that bad.
Settle down hipster, I ride fixed gear.
vandenberg
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new sig, ta.
No don't encourage him
Fixie God
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hahaha...lols
vandenberg
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turns out i'm a dick and can't use code in my sig. no encouragement forthcoming.
in the meantime, perve on this:
anyone wanna 'lend' me $650?
vandenberg
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EzyLee
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The one brake thing I guess is relative to how and where you ride, if it is super steep and you seeing yourself get up to high speeds on a regular basis, then yeah... go for the rear as well. But for me when I was riding ss I never came across the situation as to when I needed more braking power and was never in danger of going over the bars.
That thing would just go and go and go
Raw Toast Man
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In other news...
rhysrhysbaby
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I have no issues with drilling the ram. I'm never going to sell it, so I'm not really tarnishing it for future owners.
BUT I am keeping an eye out for something else so I can save the ram from the drill.
Back brakes are rubbish, most of the braking is done from front brake.. If you have to stop quick you chuck the anchor on and move you weight waaay back of the rear tyre... oposite of skidding on a fixie... You'll stop fine
Rear brake will help but seriously, it doesn't do tooo much...
What i cringe at is people who ride SS with only a rear brake - now thats silly... Unless they have a coaster brake (those things are wicked)
Rear brake will help but seriously, it doesn't do tooo much...
What i cringe at is people who ride SS with only a rear brake - now thats silly... Unless they have a coaster brake (those things are wicked)