Brakes?

[joseph.santaniello@gmail.com]

I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
could come up with a simpler solution than this:

http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar


Joseph

[dabac]

joseph.santaniello@gmail.com Wrote:
> I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
>
> Joseph

Would have been slicker if they'd gone the chopper route and used the
chain wheel as brake rotor...


--
dabac

[landotter]

On Feb 11, 3:51 am, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"
<joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

[Leo Lichtman]

<joseph.santaniello@gmail.com> wrote: (clip) I
> could come up with a simpler solution (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Simpler and more effective. The 3 or 4 to 1 drive ratio works against the
braking torque. But then, I guess it doesn't really matter, because a
rear-wheel-only brake isn't very effctive anyway.

[Zog The Undeniable]

joseph.santaniello@gmail.com wrote:
> I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

[Scott Gordo]

On Feb 11, 4:51*am, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"
<joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
> Joseph

Meh. What's a little added stress on your bb junction?

Yeah, I know, not the point at NAHBS. I guess it's all in fun.

/s

[Michael Press]

In article
<33627d17-f04f-4bcd-b897-e2b61ff7c76e@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
"joseph.santaniello@gmail.com" <joseph.santaniello@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar

Good thing it is drilled out lest it overheat and melt.

--
Michael Press

[Michael Press]

In article
<e118089b-9943-4bae-a90f-8bcbf032d94d@q21g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
landotter <landotter@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 11, 3:51 am, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"
> <joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> > could come up with a simpler solution than this:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
> >
> Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
> pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
> the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
> Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

Need a rack to carry that.

--
Michael Press

[unforgiven99@juno.com]

On Feb 11, 8:57 am, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 3:51 am, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"<joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> > could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
> Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
> pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
> the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
> Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?

http://tinyurl.com/2mm6qd

Nothing on the front. I'm guessing this was built up as some joke
about Portland's bicycle brake laws?

http://bikeportland.org/2006/07/28/judge-finds-fault-with-fixies/

[Jay Beattie]

On Feb 11, 9:28*am, Zog The Undeniable <hrothga...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> joseph.santanie...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> > could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
> I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

I think there was a lot of this kind of thing at the handmade bike
show. I was pissed that I could not make it this year (because of my
broken leg, and negotiating crowds on crutches is a real bummer). A
friend of mine who is an engineer for Yakima went and said there were
all sorts of weird things like CNC wood bikes and other objects d'art.
-- Jay Beattie.

[bookieb]

On Feb 11, 5:28 pm, Zog The Undeniable <hrothga...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> joseph.santanie...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> > could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
> I rather like that, in a lateral-thinking way.

<aol> Me too! </aol>

Ok, I know it's not meant entirely seriously, but you happen to be on
a fixie, and throw or break your chain (not common events, I know...),
then you've lost back-pressure braking on the rear wheel. On this
bike, guess what else doesn't work any more.

regards,

bookieb

[JG]

Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
downhills...

JG

[landotter]

On Feb 11, 10:58 pm, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
> downhills...
>
> JG

Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.

[Clive George]

"landotter" <landotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d372a50c-2571-41a6-b810-294960b83ca6@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 11, 10:58 pm, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
>> Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
>> downhills...
>>
>> JG
>
> Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1129141

has some relevant scenes.

cheers,
clive

[landotter]

On Feb 12, 9:14 am, "Clive George" <cl...@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> "landotter" <landot...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d372a50c-2571-41a6-b810-294960b83ca6@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Feb 11, 10:58 pm, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> Well, depending on the lever setup, it would allow a drag brake for
> >> downhills...
>
> >> JG
>
> > Like you know the cable pull ratio for an anvil.
>
> http://www.mininova.org/tor/1129141
>
> has some relevant scenes.


A childhood cruelly kippered? Jonathan Swift would be proud! Imagine
the size of the tins!

[landotter]

On Feb 13, 10:53*am, unforgive...@juno.com wrote:
> On Feb 11, 8:57 am, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 11, 3:51 am, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"<joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I don't know. If I wanted a rear brake on my track bike, I think I
> > > could come up with a simpler solution than this:
>
> > >http://tinyurl.com/2ww4ar
>
> > Ew. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A Superbe single
> > pivot is lighter, more elegant,and all the brake you'd ever want on
> > the back of a fixie. Did the front have something equally obnoxious?
> > Perhaps an anvil with a length of chain?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2mm6qd
>
> Nothing on the front. *I'm guessing this was built up as some joke
> about Portland's bicycle brake laws?
>
> http://bikeportland.org/2006/07/28/judge-finds-fault-with-fixies/

I think the joke is more about the riders themselves. When you
approach a problem from the hipster angle, this is the sort of
knuckleheaded solution you get. Much like the kid on the brand new
Paddy Wagon I saw this fall who was using a cable lock the thickness
of a pencil who told me that he was gonna remove his brakes, as that
was cheaper than getting a proper u-lock.