Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Track fork piercing

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Mouton
10-24-04, 10:42 PM
So I've been having lustful thoughts of a 2005 pianchi bista concept for street use (i know they get undue attention here, sorry) and Im not yet a zen master so I start to think of the possibility of putting a brake on this frame. Looking at the fork there seems to be atleast some consideration for a brake, judging by the shape of the fork molding on the back side of where the brake would be mounted. Would it be feasable to drill through the fork? Probably taking it to a machinist or atleast a friend with a drill press to insure a straight and centered hole? Would it be better to buy a new fork instead?

Practical thoughts? other dreams?

Alex

gally99
10-25-04, 02:23 AM
<-- brakeless rider who whole-heartedly encourages brakes...

i assumed the pista concepts were drilled...

hmm?
motion sickness
10-25-04, 04:07 AM
The concept comes with a carbon fork. If there's not already a hole in it, I would just leave it alone and get another fork.

danielmolloy
10-25-04, 05:46 AM
that bike is too pure to punch a hole through the fork. If they meant you to mount a brake on the bike it would have come with one. Learn to ride on a cheap bike and get all the dumb stuff out of the way, and then upgrade to a high performance machine. Just my .02 euro cents
Mouton
10-25-04, 11:29 AM
I dont really care what they meant for it.
etchr
10-25-04, 11:33 AM
So I've been having lustful thoughts of a 2005 pianchi bista concept for street use (i know they get undue attention here, sorry)...

I don't think the attention is undue. it's a sick bike.
luckycat
10-25-04, 03:00 PM
I've seen a few of those with front brakes on what looked like the original forks... But if that's not the case I don't think it would be very smart to go drilling holes in a carbon fork. Just buy another straight carbon fork if you must have that frame. And yeah, that's a hot ass frame...
FixinInTraffic
10-25-04, 04:20 PM
The picture that they had of the 2004 model on their site did not have a drilling for a front brake in the carbon fork.

I wouldn't go drilling holes in a carbon fork, myself. But there are plenty of road forks out there, just try to find one that fits with the same rake so as not to screw up the geometry, or at least pay attention to the rake so that the handling changes the way you want it to.

I agree with the guy who says to get the stupid sh1t out of the way on a cheap bike, if you're new.

Andy