Fixie disc brake

[FairfaxPat]

Thought this was an innovative way to slow a fixed gear bike down-as long as the chain is nice and tight ...

 

[velomaniac]

Surely it'd be more inovative to put the disc on the hub............no wait thats been tried. Your right this must be the way forward :facepalm:

 

[ajm]

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You wouldn't want your left foot to slip off the pedal, that's for sure! Don't fancy that meat slicer spinning away just there...

 

[mattr]

On the plus side it makes tensioning the chain less of a pain in the arse

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Do you need brakes on a fixie? Honest question!

 

[mattr]

Might have a fixed/free rear wheel

 

[Shayne]

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Except the crank brake wouldn't slow down a bike with a freewheel.

 

[02gf74]

Do you need brakes on a fixie? Honest question!

If you ride at more than 7.6 mph, have obstacles ahead you want to avoid and want to stop, then yes.

Brakes have greatest affect on the front wheel, the forces from the ledals may be too much for quick braking, locking the rear wheel is far from ideal and risk of losing control.

 

[mattr]

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Except the crank brake wouldn't slow down a bike with a freewheel.

:facepalm: bollocks. Missed that.

 

[FairfaxPat]

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I believe this bike has a front disc brake as well. However, the back brake relies on the chain to slow down the wheel-not so bright. It kinda reminds me of a bike I saw at a bike show in a building in SF many years ago-the show was called the Art of the Mountainbike, and about a dozen NORCAL builders built one-off bikes for this show. One of the bikes used twist grip Motorcycle throttle grips for the Brake Levers...