Young Version

Fixed cogs go down to 12T (maybe even 11T?), but they require a lower-profile lockring so the chain doesn't rub on it.

Sixty Fiver

14 tooth fixed cogs are easy enough to find (Dura Ace track cogs) and when you drop below that you start to lose efficiency and wear on the drive is greatly accelerated... it is better to run as large a combination as possible to get the desired gearing, increase efficiency, and extend the drive train life.

Phil Wood offers a 12 tooth fixed cog but it also requires a special lockring with a smaller od as a standard locking will not work... can't see this as being worth it when there are cheaper options out there.

Sixty Fiver

That is incredibly sweet...

muckymucky

you guys havent had a brake debate for a while, here we go:

karrar

i'm not trying to be critical but what made you deicde to put the brake lever on A. the seat post where its would be slow to reach to and B. the brake on the rear wheel. im intrigued

pyeyo

Just finished up this urban commuter

henry e

im guessing so he cant get a ticket for not running a brake.

Scrodzilla

^ we only discuss Mucky's brake setup every two months or so. My favorite is still when someone ( I can't recall who) declared it "an Asian thing".

muckymucky

haha scrod forreals <3

aMull

That's a pretty big gear, how many inches?

And that's a jackass, pointless, useless setup for a brake. I know you want to look cool and hip being brakeless, but this is just too obvious.

PedallingATX

have you ever actually used it?

tgscordv6

His argument about not wanting to drill the carbon fork is moot. He only had a rear brake on his old Kilo when the fork is already drilled.

xkillemallx16

nice diskk
is that ahs?

CUbuffsFTW

i have actually always liked that brake setup. my current bike can't barspin, but if i had one that could, i would use that setup. i skid to stop. for me, the brake would be a backup if the chain broke

Scrodzilla

He's got that brake setup so the cops won't give him tickets (and because he's Asian). It's really not a big deal.

PedallingATX

ya, that's the only way i can see this setup working. I can't imagine reaching down to my seatpost and braking while spinning. I mean I guess you could do it, but it seems like a pretty risky maneuver.

CUbuffsFTW

it probably wouldn't look that bad either if someone put it on the top tube close to the seat post... might be easier to reach

Scrodzilla

I'm pretty sure that's where Muck used to have it.

muckymucky

scrod speaks the truf~

someone quote me on this:

Squirrelli

Have you ever used the brake in any situation?
Like in a super emergency?

cleanupinaisle3

I figured this was the case. But still, if you have to have a brake, might as well have one that's useful (ie. a front brake with a lever on your handlebars... I know; crazy). I know that as soon as the cops here in Toronto start busting people for riding brakeless, I'm updating all my handlebar setups to have brakes with no hesitation.

muckymucky

the brake like this works just like a skid and they work 100% the way i set them up. back when i had aerospoke front and deep v rear, i would only use the seatpost brake to stop and never once did i do any skidding because kids here on campus are crazy and dont follow any kind of rules~

morale of the story:
the brake works really well, it was the only form of braking (even when im riding our rides at like 20mph) i would use it to stop and it fully works to bring me to a stop in proper times

and the one hand thing is actually really intuitive and you guys may be thinking too hard.

try out the setup if you're curious because theres no way i can explain and prove to you that it works just by telling you~

xkillemallx16

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robotphood

I know someone that has a brake setup like that. Even though it works perfectly (except for the awkward reach) it's there purely to satisfy the law.

Mucky, is that a knog light on the toptube?

Scrodzilla

No, it's a tooth.