hi there guys first post. just picked up a 1980 peugeot premier that is a single speed, and i have it all torn down and just about ready to paint. however i would like to have a single back brake and for that i was going to try to see if i could run the brake line through the top tube and have it come out the rear so its hidden and looks cleaner, any one done it or heard of it? thanks!

Running only a rear brake is nonsense. Rear brakes have 1/3 of the stopping power of a front brake. There is never ever a reason to run only a rear brake.

If you have a Singlespeed, you need to run both a front and rear brake. If you have a fixed gear you can run only a front brake, because you can lock your legs as a rear brake.

And the answer is no, in order to do internal cable routing you'd need to buy a frame specially designed for internal cable routing.

i prefer rear brakes and is there anyone els out there that has ever heard of anything like this, i would run the brake line and cable the whole length

no

to everything

no

thanks for all the help maybe ill try some other forum were the people arent dicks

I recently got a Peugeot same age as yours. It comes with rear brake cable fed through the top tube. its a bit crude. Has two holes one at the front and another near the seat. It looks that you can do it yourself with a drill and a bit of filing. Or as it looks in mine stick a screwdriver and open it a bit more (apply some leverage to open the hole). I am going to get crucified here hahaha!

Seriously, its an old bike. You can always get a better frame in the future, more suited to your needs.

haha, well i suppose you could run a rear brake, all the motobecane tracks come with only a back brake. Honestly though, maddox hit it right on the head. A rear break isn't going to cut it, you really need a front brake. Also, people will laugh at you. The reason you need a bike that is made to handle internal brake lines is because when you make sharp turns with a brake line you run into issues, there are no supports along the way if you just cut a hole in your bike. Hey you could always try though. If it works well thats awesome man, post back here and you can give us all the finger.

What you're asking would require drilling holes in the frame, which could compromise the integrity of the tubes.

This is something with which I would only trust a framebuilder who is intimately familiar with the stresses places on a bicycle frame.

LOL!!!
this can be true. Whatever you do don't call anyone a hipster. That REALLY pisses them off...
Denial is an awful thing.

Socks

Yup! The bike is a mess Scruffy as F*ck

We gave you a straightforward answer. You are the one being a testicle right now. Go ahead and drill a hole on your tt, just don't come back to us 2 weeks later asking us how to undo the holes, ofcourse if you didn't die by then because the frame failed on you.

The risk that i involved with drilling your TT is far to much to be worth it. You will probably ruin the structural integrity and be prone to cracks.

Just dont risk it.

come now children, lets play nice and ask only intelligent questions

Man, if this place gets under your skin I think the only place left for you might be https://curezone.com/forums/f.asp?f=59

If you want to drill some holes in your frame, no one here will stop you. I don't know bikes well, but at some point common sense has to kick in on that little maneuver. Weigh "clean look" against "safety and integrity" and make your decision. Good luck.

You'll have to find one where the users don't know anything about bikes. Anyone who knows anything about bikes will tell you exactly what I just did. Sorry if it hurt.

For future reference, you probably shouldn't ask if you can do something if you can't handle it when you're told "No."

Perfect reply.

Squirrels battle time!

Taste the Dark Side!

May the Schwartz be with you on your endeavors

Woah! Whats going on guys!

hey you guys i want to make an all black bike to ride in the dark with no lights because i prefer no lights. i also want the bike to fly, because i have no basic understanding of physics.

bmac, we're not being dicks. We're telling you the truth. Just because you "prefer" another way doesn't make it any less dumb.

Bananas Is full of it Hes not really telling you how much he knows about bikes and his resourcefulness

. Back in 1967 we fought in Nam together. We were in a fox hole. While waiting for Charlie to go on the offensive Jesus Bananas actually made a bicycle from Bamboo and Hair. He's very skillful. I was surprised how well he managed to use Hair as a replacement for carbon Fiber. Even though there was no Carbon back there he figured out a way to strangely, yet with awesome results, build a stem, seatpost and bar tape from that beautiful material.

Also odd I never figured out why or how He got so much hair. But when the Fire was low, and the rain calmed down, we would get into camo speedos and shampoo the hair and talk about the days when we both grew up on farms. Jesus on a cucumber farm and myself on a squash farm.

Regardless. the point of this story is Jesus Bananas knows everything about bicycles. And I mean that.



Socks

Nothing is impossible. And as long as the guy does not to imitate this new trend (Barspins, jumps...) he will not break the bike. This bikes were designed to have the two wheels on the road at all times.

If you whant to jump around, get a BMX

M.

This is a question about manipulating a frame. Right? I suggest the framebuilder's forum. As for the back brake only - well, probably outside the realm of Bike Forums. Maybe stopping by the Mensa forum....

You are not Hipsters...you are idiots. You worship frames too much.

What s wrong with drilling the frame. It a 30 years old one anyway. If it breaks that will teach him better than your useless comments.

M.