To drill or not to drill?
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To drill or not to drill?
I just bought a bomber pro frame and I ride with brakes. I've only ever rode fixed gear with a front brake, and I'm used to it. But to put a front brake on the bomber I would have to drill the fork. I've seen the back brakes that require no drilling, but I'm a little unsure about them. Any experiance/ suggestions (besides ditching brakes) would be appriciated.
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i remember a debate (someone got a san rensho frame and was asking if he should get it drilled) on here about how forks that werent drilled for a brake originally bend during the braking process due to it not being reinforced. and others said they didnt notice the difference at all. so you know... whatever
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i dont want to risk failure and death, so i'll say forget drilling- any experiance with only a rear brake on a fixed?
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yesh to dH's pic
here's said front brake discussion, good post to read too. https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php...hlight=3rensho
here's said front brake discussion, good post to read too. https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php...hlight=3rensho
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In japan but they ship to the US. Email them.
https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/
https://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/
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You can also pick up a new chrome lugged fork from a variety of sources for fairly cheap.
Here's one, you can probably find more.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=16879
Here's one, you can probably find more.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...s.php?id=16879