Just One Brake...
ian220476
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Hi,
So a friend of mine has nearly finished his summer XC bike. You name it, it's been done and the weight has flown off the bike, every gram accounted for. The full suss is on back order for when it turns gnarly again.
Anyway..he had rigid carbon forks fitted a while ago and now finds his use of the front brake is somewhat limited as it causes the rear end to pop up. He is toying with the idea of removing the front and only running a rear but wasn't sure if this has already been done and was a huge success or unmitigated failure.
In other words your thoughts and opinions would be gratefully received as to teh pro's and con's or pursuing this route!
So a friend of mine has nearly finished his summer XC bike. You name it, it's been done and the weight has flown off the bike, every gram accounted for. The full suss is on back order for when it turns gnarly again.
Anyway..he had rigid carbon forks fitted a while ago and now finds his use of the front brake is somewhat limited as it causes the rear end to pop up. He is toying with the idea of removing the front and only running a rear but wasn't sure if this has already been done and was a huge success or unmitigated failure.
In other words your thoughts and opinions would be gratefully received as to teh pro's and con's or pursuing this route!
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Tried it once and worked fine at some points (had no choice since it was stop riding or ride without a front brake
) but at other points it was horrible.
It's really nice to have the braking there if you need it0 -
if he did that then he would find it very hard to stop as the rear does very little braking."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Sounds like your friend needs to learn how to brake. It's a lever, not a switch.I don't do smileys.
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He'll be able to do wicked barspins. And also to ride at speed into trees. Total win really.Uncompromising extremist0
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I rode a red route with only a front and that was tricky, particularly on the fast down hills, but taking the front off....At least he'll make some money from sending the blooded photos into magazines0
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really .... what they say. hard
weight back when braking if he needs to brake hard will help stop the back end lifting
if the brakes have very bad modulation then get them looked at / replaced with something with more feel, as cooldad says, it's a brake not a switch; there should be a lot of control between "off" and "on"Everything in moderation ... except beer
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If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
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I would miss doing endos....0
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fixie then? no need for a back brake, no heavy freehub, sounds like a win to me!Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.0
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A well used front brake is definitely more valuable than a rear - making the front tuck in on tight turns, setting you up on singletrack, pulling cool stoppies to impress the local hoodrat girls.......you just can't do that with a rear brake.0
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Have done most of a 25 mile ride with no front brake. I managed it but the back brake was getting very very hot on the descents. So hot in fact the disc turned a pretty blue colour.
Back brake is for control, front brake is for stoppingFig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap0 -
And elite-level skids.Uncompromising extremist0
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Northwind wrote:And elite-level skids.
And who was the one saying fill that skid in in the car park :roll:
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