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Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA
Quoting Rod <rodk3d@comcast.net>:
> Well in my mind riding without brakes is just plain stupid. Sorry everybody
> this offends. Having said that though, I do wish on my custom fixed gear
> that I had ordered the frame for just a single front brake and no rear. This
> would have been sufficient and looked super clean using a small brake lever
> like a Paul. I have passed on many a sweet track frame because the front
> fork wasn't drilled for a brake.
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> Rod Kronenberg
> Fort Collins CO
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> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Tom Sanders
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:36 AM
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Safety on brakeless bikes
>
> My good friend Gabriel Romeu in an off line communicated raised an issue I
> haven't thought of about brakeless bikes and I thought I'd bring it up here.
> He suggests that a rider skidding his rear wheel might have a chain brake
> and go sailing through a busy intersection and may not be willing to do very
> much such skidding anyway because of the likelyhood of ruining an expensive
> tire. I have never had a chain fail and I am wondering on just how likely
> this might be. I feel it is really a powerful argument for having brakes on
> a fixed gear bike (Mine has two). If this is all too off topic for
> discussion, I'm sure Dale will let me know.he is not shy, I find.
>
> Tom Sanders
>
> Lansing, MI USA
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