Recommendations for front brake and lever

broachboy

Hi forum goers,

After a year riding fixed on my converted 531 road bike, I thought it was time to treat myself to a nice new off the shelf shiny fixie for the summer, so i've sold the geared bike on ebin and got me a new bike. Lets not name names and just call it "The new bike", anyhow the new bike has got the ability to have a front brake, I want to fit a front brake (as I am used to riding my other fixed with 2 brakes), anyone got any ideas for a lever caliper combo where I can mount the lever on the flat of the bars?

TIA [;)]

Andy

My Fixie

My Volvo

peejay78

dirtech goldfinger with shimano 105 - awesome, look at it here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peejay76/523259931/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peejay76/523435460/

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winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

broachboy

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dirtech goldfinger with shimano 105 - awesome, look at it here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peejay76/523259931/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peejay76/523435460/

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winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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Cheers peejay [;)]

any ideas on the stockists [?] I googled it but didn't get much info [:(]


My Fixie

My Volvo

16mm

odyssey make brake levers with hinge suitable for the tops of drop bars.

Perhaps not the cheapest, but they're riders.
http://www.cyclonecycles.co.uk/store/in ... e60163374b

ta
MIke

peejay78

http://www.bikemagic.com/review/reviewp ... 12/v/1/sp/

dia compe make one.

you basically need a bmx brake lever, fix this to anything.

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winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

peejay78

sorry - the link from 16mm is for the same brake but cheaper...!

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winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

Nelson Longflap

Broachboy,

I looked at a Goldfinger lever last week, but decided that one finger wasn't going to stop me at 20-25mph (i.e., when I need it to). I know that they're the latest must-have, but erred on the side of caution and went for a Canecreek cyclocross lever instead. The brake is there for a reason after all...

Unknown

IF you must have only one, then make sure that it is the very best that money can buy!

d.j.
"Like a true nature's child,
We were born,
Born to drink mild"

jakob_s

I tried the Goldfinger and was less than impressed.

FGG #2384

broachboy

Thanks for all the replies guys [;)]

nice fixie [:p] jakob, really cool [8D]

in fact if I went for a bull horn option, the brake lever worries would be sorted easier, its just that I don't wanna loose my bare track bike 'looks' [:I] - yeah ok I know - wannabees and all that, but I worked my ass off for this bike [:)][;)][^]

regards

Andy

My Fixie

My Volvo

Unknown

My commuter bike has low-pro bars, RX100 calipers upgraded with Kool Stop pads and Dia-Compe 188 bar-end levers. They're as good as any brake setup I've ever had.

Don't you think low-pro bars on fixies confer a certain "courier chic" ?

Tom753

I tried the Tetro cross lever, didn't like it, it felt there was less modulation control, went back to my normal 1980 vintage Campag Super Record lever!

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Croxted Avenger

Veloce dual pivot with kool stops

I predictor Lotto... I predictor Lotto!

peejay78

goldfinger stopping power is fine. no concerns whatsoever.

really.

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winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv