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got lots of rasps in my cellar and a sixpack beer aswell..

damn.

thought of fitting different forks instead:

thanks guys

i wouldnt mind fitting an attachable system like the dia compe.
i´d also avoid drilling if possible.
as i said i already thought of building some slightly more elegant dia compe system myself ( bit experience in metal works ) .

the fork fitted to my frame surely isnt made from ultra thin 531 or whatsoever.
eventhough the frame itself is RIDICIOUSLY light you can feel the quite heavier forks when balancing the whole thing with hands.
so it might be stiff enough.
my only focus is on the bending ( alfie hitted the nail on the head with his MS paint masterpiece )

fitting slimmer tires might work but just to a certain point as i wont be buying new ( tube tire ) wheelset for now.

hehe.. yes, ALMOST ..

had a good conversation: check
problems solved a 100% : uncheck

so i think this will end up like this, making myself some thoughts

alright sons, thanks for your comments !

will make some thoughts and see where it ends..

have a nice weekend btw

haha.. nice one vello !

nothing to do with street cred . im not a bearded messenger hipster spokecard fella.
i just like a track frame as it is with its tight clerances and hot geometry, it doesnt deserve anything else.
fitting a road fork destroys the magic.

yeah but to me running a track frame with a road fork is like having a girlfriend with a penis

sorry for bad quality but i think this answers your question

the force need to push the fork toward the DT would be at a horizontal direction.

The force of the road vibration would be at a vertical direction, rather.

If you hit a brick wall, or a rather large pothole, or simply misjudge hopping the kerbs, then the fork would be more likely to hit the DT.

when braking, centrifugal force pushes you forward but tire connection to tarmac results in vertical directed forces. totally natch, isnt it?
thats why road forks do have forerun..

totally agree with you guys.
mabye a crankset brake with internal cable would be the solution :)

Only if you're going to crash.

what makes you so sure about this?
clearance tire - dt might me 0.5 cms maybe max. 1 cm with thinner tire.
so this isnt unrealistic

thanks for your pics guys.

upstart, clearance on my bike is quite tighter than on the mercian.
so if the fork slightly bends it may touch the dt.
and if your forks came already drilled maybe they might be a bit stiffer ?
hard to tell from the pic but they look like mine

was also thinking of fitting a rear brake like yours, vello. but i think front brake is more effective / better looking / maybe accepted as "two brakes" when cops want to piss on you.
but this would be an option if theres now way to fit any brake on the front.

but there are these dia compe systems with clamps to fit brakes on track forks.
not good-looking but apparently people are buying these and they seem to work.
i thought of an home made option with more elegant brake fitting..

thats not the point!
dont want any shitty road fork. just want some experience from guys who maybe did the same to their fork or have a track bike with drilled original fork who can tell if its b(l)ends or not.
as i said, there are obviously lots of steel track frames with their original fork which have additional holes for taking a brake..

well..

hey folks,

when reading about fitting a brake on a track fork, apart from the unholy "drilling a track fork" issue lots of guys saying that these forks are not stiff enough because they are not oval lengthwise so that the will bend when braking a bit harder.

comparing my track fork to ma colnago super´s steel road fork they are right as the road forks are quite thicker in diameter and stuff..

but i do see a lot of track bikes with drilled forks and obviously used with front brake which means it should work .. or not..

issue would be if fork bends and with that tight clearance the tire touches frame .. u can guess the end of story...

happy to hear your experiences / thoughts.

have a nice weekend

such a gorgeous dutch!

british racing green suits it very well..

but wasnt this on eBay a while ago?

poke her face

And that would be Campagnolo Record Pista £15.

or maybe colnago pista 56c-t &15

bargain 200 euro.
edit: probably goes out for more as i see someone offered 220 already.

http://fietsen-brommers.marktplaats.nl/fietsen-racefietsen/523602243-gazelle-champion-mondial-baanframe-baanfiets.html?return=eJwtjE0KgzAQhe9S0KUaBSmRUJQue4mpiRiMyeCMtLT07h1pV%2B97PzzQSr%2B9rjrSqm30iRxs49zNzKjLcknoYrHCtjAGAKYihvI3KXDGyzMYlVsynLKmV1kzWC8gGlj05VGQJkv%2FFo%2B0Elil6OO%2Bus2PYpeH2DtAnLxjGQ%2BJjp86R9xNlWMiHpN1pj3X6nY9dZ8vA2A54w%3D%3D&df=1&fta=eNo1kMluwzAMRP9Fh5y1W6TgW49FfyHQ2hp1YiFyFjTIv9eS29vTgByOxuGAz4oGyfUyH29ursRuzwHJYx7ZIdZxXZDZOKGdV%2FyZiq051k0pK1J7Kni%2BntJlCvb7jt65c57SWu1SJ%2BSHUq4jPZSlrmGJadSGs%2Fe3Zi%2BRFPeZiJ02o4oCyRT7XT5sQYR3PuSkHiwLZUCKBpzn0BSeQfPQwQiABj5myTuY4GKHwQfWAAavzQ7CpAbag%2BzrSipKd8XEPiOBZrUrOvVhETyXXXHBxB3A96MaKHUdjPe7jwHo62I7MTRgALRv0eh6DJaEoS0qAz9w1cEA0w0MD9nswHX7MtPOdx%2BmspKy1cO2ptaluFiPczp%2Frl%2F%2FDQKSk3scW6lbjxFF6xKJuxP78Yc3Yh1SfL5ev54xldE%3D&fta_ind=2&fs=1

thing is you have to place bids from 200 upwards so maybe this will go for much more..

Thing is you probably could get a grand for all the bits separately, but without meaning to be rude the combination of those parts that you have produced is probably worth less than you paid for the frame.

saluting you, sir

sorry to hear you´re loosing your job, hope youve got something new going on soon..

where´s that frame located ?

wd also love to see some pics..