|
Unusual Way to Stop a Fixie
1 Attachment(s)
Saw this a while back and thought I'd post up. Anything like this stateside?
|
I think the chain lash would make this annoying if not dangerous. Also, what does it actually improve?
|
Judging from the tacky carpet, that bike was obviously being displayed at some sort of bike nerd trade show and not something that is actually in production.
|
Awesome, solution to a problem that shouldn't exist.
|
If you're going to add a brake, why not just a normal front brake? This has several disadvantages:
Still only brake with the rear wheel which is less effective than the front. Subject to single failures - broken chain or loose chain derailment leaves you brakeless. Custom design so replacement parts may be hard or impossible to find. |
Why are people are so dumb? IT'S NOT A REAL THING.
|
sick skids tho:/
|
A super-stopper brake on a wheel that can only slow you down? (Do the math. It takes fully twice the distance to stop with just a rear brake.)
And - how to make the ultra-simple, clean fix gear high tech and complicated. (I confess, I do run traditional rim brakes on both wheels, but that has been done on road fix gears for at least 90 years.) Ben |
I remember seeing that ages ago, it is from back in 2008. The bike is a Sycip, custom build for a trade show. Here is an online article with a slightly different angle of the disc brake. If you do a google image search "Sycip crank arm disc brake", there are other pictures online.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/artic...icycles-16352/ |
Hopefully there's nothing like that anywhere because it's ridiculously dumb.
|
Brakes r dum, brown undies for lyfe! Sik Skidz Krew!!!!!
|
I’ve seen that one before. Wasnt too impressed. Would have been slicker, but just as stupid, to let the chain ring do double duty as brake rotor. I wonder what tooth count would equal a 140 mm rotor? As long as you manage to avoid contamination, a combined sprocket/rotor would give both a clean rear and a rear brake. Perhaps internal routing to top it off. |
| All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:37 AM. |
Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.