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Skyleth
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by Skyleth on Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:27 pm

Interesting idea, a disc brake on a fixed gear bike, and not at the wheels!

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from: http://www.cambridgebicycle.com/blog/in ... ?number=63
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by Flossie on Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:10 pm

Very impressive.... But why?????
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by 520 Dan on Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:38 pm

there was a much more elegantly made one on show at the north american handmade bicycle show.
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by BluSkyy on Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:17 pm

If your chain breaks its "look ma, no brakes!"
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by Skyleth on Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:18 am

BluSkyy wrote:If your chain breaks its "look ma, no brakes!"


just like if your chain brakes on a fixed gear anyway! heh
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by Fooky on Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:40 pm

Skyleth wrote:
BluSkyy wrote:If your chain breaks its "look ma, no brakes!"


just like if your chain brakes on a fixed gear anyway! heh


Ermmm No, thats why you have a front brake!! :roll:
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by Hyde on Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:02 am

I thought it wasn't cool to have brakes on a fixie :roll:
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