Martin, don't make it so hard on yourself. What I did was buy a road fork and swap out the original fork and install a front brake. I NEVER ride on the road without a brake. Then when track season starts, I put the track fork back on. You would be surprised how many beautiful steel forks end up in bins at bike shops as the carbon upgrade madness rages on. Che simplice! In fact I did a great 1.5 hour fixie ride this morning. Favaloso! Giacomo Bellora, FCVA
Martin Needleman <mrndlmn@toad.net> wrote:I've got a classic pursuit bike with undrilled seat stay bridge and forks. It's going to stay that way. How can I install one or more brakes temporarily until I'm confident enough of my fixed gear riding skills to do without it/them? Since this will be a temporary fix, correct period usage, etc. take a back seat to functionality.
Just to make the problem more interesting, a front drum brake appears to be out of the question. The front wheel is a 650c and rims in this size seem to come drilled for a maximum of 32 spokes. All the front drum brakes I've seen are 36 hole. Harvey Sachs kindly suggested that I gut his 32 hole Dynahub and perform a drum brake transplant but I hesitate to take advantage of this offer. Dynahubs, themselves, are on the endangered species list these days and I'm reluctant to destroy one.
Clamp-on brake(s)??? Does anyone have one or more for sale or know where I can buy one? Is there another solution that I've overlooked? Any and all help gratefully appreciated.
Martin Needleman Annapolis, MD _______________________________________________
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