Originally Posted by
JReade
something like this?
Yeah, these are popular with the fixed gear crowd, especially if you're in the NJS circle of things. I imagine you could put these on a downtube with little fuss. I've recently started putting my downtube shifters in the way so they'll get hit first before the frame, but that's just for chipping, I've never seen a dent on a downtube from a brake, but the dent on the top tube from handlebars I've seen often.
