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have ye heeard of a thing called 'google'?

It was speculation, chill your boots, you're in the right.

@ Mikeymerk

Dude, if you read my post, you might have noticed the "unless they sell rear-clamp kits" bits. I didn't know you could buy serious Keirin rear brake brackets, I thought, because all the ones I've seen have been different, that they were home made, rather than produced for that use. That, obviously, stops it being a bodge, but a better constructed and researched solution to a problem. I'm sorry for my ignorance.

And yeah, a road to fixed conversion is a bodge job! Whacking a load of bits together in your front room so you can ride a fixed gear bike on a frame designed for gears is a pretty good example of a bodge. I'm not putting anything down on conversions, I love that kind of stuff! I think the clamp on brakes are really clever, I'm not a very mechanically minded person so this stuff seems ingenious to me. All bodges are awesome.

haha! surprised that hasn't surface on FGG already. definite face plant.

and you're right, everyone has to start somewhere. but it's a bit like saying "i saw a guy wiht a bike and it had no gears and it cost 1,300! and you couldn't even free wheel what a rip off!!"

That reminds me of a WICKED gumtree post of this guy flogging a bike cause "the bak wheel is like broke cuz you cant stop peddling so you need a nu 1 of dose", it was priceless.

@Treadders - I guess it's not illegal then, unless Evans are in for a lawsuit. The Bianchi Pista used to come with that classic "Warning: No Brakes" sticker so I guess it must be ok?

@Ashley - If it's a track bike, either old or new, you'd need to do something like that. No brake drilling no matter what the age, on the real deal track frame/forks.

@Mattty - I'd call it a bodge. It's using what you've got to make a working brake, rather than using something designed for it (i.e. a drilled rear bridge). I guess a clamp on front brake isn't a bodge, but unless they sell rear-clamp kits I stand by my choice of wording. I saw a rear one which was a proper bodge, two pieces of wood screwed together and drilled through for a brake to fit, that was sketchhhhh. No worries, I'm having a shitty day too, that's why I'm on here, dropping knowledge.

@Ed - Ride? What the fuck'd you want to do that for? It'd get your bike dirty. I'm in the "Single-speed with one brake is retarded, and more so if it's only a back brake" crew, despite riding brakeless myself. Hypocrisy! Wooo!

More like this kind of thing?

Oh well Matty, you gotta get your knowledge somewhere, no?
How's about just duct taping one of these badboys to your fork, and learn to reach fucking quickly!

On an actual track bike, with no brake drilling. It just seems a little pointless to me, considering the work it'd take or money it'd require. I'm not hating on single speeds per say.

I think Ashley said it was a rear brake, rather than a really bizarre clamp on front. How'd you recon you could slap together a clamp on front, that'd be fun!

Japanese circling bike

I am going to refer to all track bikes as Circling Bikes for now on. Makes them sound like sharks, or fighter planes.

Sounds like the kind of thing people bodge together when they want to either a) ride single speed on a track bike (idiots) or b) trying to avoid local laws about riding without conventional breaks. With a front brake they are covered in English law on a fixed gear, as leg braking counts as one. However, if it is a pure track bike, without a drilled fork, fixing a weird rear brake may be the only way to legally let it out of the shop.
The person might just have not taken it off yet. I guess that sounds plausible, but without pictures/accurate information, it's hard to say.

They're a pretty colourway, but unless that's an actual brooks, it's a bit lame. The geometry is even more droopy than the Langster, non?

"do a skid"...ok, thats fair...at least its possible

when i ride my bmx the most thing shouted is:
"do a flip" ... sure ...on the road...(and i cant do it even on a perfekt ramp)

Yeah, but if you'd just flaired of a parked car or something you would have shut them the fuck up, wouldn't you?

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THAT VIDEO. Jesus that is weird.

If I didn't have an exam this week I'd be all over it, I need the money.

Nice try Disrail, averagely attractive is about 5 points down the scale from my godlike form.
Also, my bike is silver and black "the poor man's Harley". Dunno who that could be off the top of my head.

Also, for future spots, my hair isn't curly any more, I've dropped down to the barber and now have a James Dean quiff.

woahhhhh that is hectic. I hope you vigilante justice'd his ass. There are benefits to living on the 8th floor, I guess.

Just normal long valves should do it, I've got 42mm rims and the long valves work just fine, my current tube alignment problem not withstanding.

so if I just make sure the tube is aligned properly in the tyre then it should sort it out? Fuck me, if it's that easy I've sworn alot unneccisarily today.

Right I need some FUCKING HELP with this god damn piece of shit I can't fix.
Every time I go for a ride, I get my rear tyre up to correct psi ('bour 100) and all is fine and good, but after about 5-10 minutes I get a feeling like my rear wheel is slightly eccentric, and after looking it works out that the inner tube has bulged out about a quarter turn from the valve. The tube has pushed the tyre off the lip of the rim for about 10-15cm of the circumference of the wheel. Try as I might, I can't fit it back on without deflating the tube, and still, the tyre won't sit right.
I've done lots, from rotating the tyre (still no love) to completely taking the tyre and tube off and starting again (was fine for about 15 minutes). Even cycling on low psi, not skidding and being well gentle it still fucking wobbles out. WHAT HAVE I DONE?

My fear is this is either a) something really wrong like my rims are slightly buckled in that place or b) this is the most basic problem in the world, that they teach you how to fix in fucking school and I somehow missed a day. Fair enough, I'm not the most experienced person in the world but this is beyond even my stupid, glove loosing mind.

Oh and on that note, if anyone finds some Knog Love/Hate gloves (black, fingerless) at the top of the Oxford road, they're mind and I'm a moron. Fucking bullshit day.

@nice chris - play nice.

Ah alright dude, I've seen your whip around now and again, parked up outside the Corner a few times too. S'nice. Brake lever positioning is a bit odd though, no?

well, fair enough then! A man of taste.

Slowstephen, don't pussy out with the Charge saddle, that thing is BEGGING for a honey Brooks. That'd be wonderful.

No doubt it shall become known as the LFGSS x Brooks frontpage collabo.

That's awesome though! Their saddles are the best.

Couldn't you just import your own rear? I hear you've got contacts...

One more thread like this and I'm selling my bikes. Anyone want to go halves on a Sherman tank?

Get in touch with Bristlypioneer, he's probably got a couple chunkin' about.

Heal up man, hope the prick gets the extent of the judicial punishment he deserves and learn to indicate and look in the future.

Oh sweet mother of god.

Didn't Nahguavkire just get the 15,000th comment..... hmmm...

and it had GEARS.

slack chain.