This braking system does not look kosher...

[AndreZA]

Somehow I don't trust this system on this fixed gear. You brake the cranks but the rear wheel want to continue and it's only the chain trying to stop it.

 

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/shows/nahmbs08/nahmbs083/Sycip_fixie_brake.jpg

[Guest Big H]

Oulike idee maar dink net hoe gaan daai disk vir you tattoo's brand op jou enkel!!!!!!! Dit kan werk solank mens nie kempekkernoglia kettangs gebruik nie.

[Tumbleweed]

Somehow I don't trust this system on this fixed gear. You brake the cranks but the rear wheel want to continue and it's only the chain trying to stop it.

 

 

but having plodded around on my fixie on the road for a bit, using a bit of rearward pressure on your crank is the only way you can slow down. the chain will take a bit of strain, but i reckon it'll work. 

[Azonic]

it will work ja, and I don't think your ankle will touch it unless you try to touch it on purpose

[Stutz]

Nice idea though. I'm sure it must work to some degree!

[MintSauce]

Well, seeing as it's made by White Industries it should work fine. They are not a mass-market company, but they make some of the finest sh*t in the bike world. Doubt they'll bring something to market unless it's thoroughly sorted.

 

Also, keep in mind that a lot of SS riders run heavy duty chains that are stronger than your average 9/10 speed item, especially on fixies

 

HR....go to their site and check out their Eccentric ENO SS hub....very impressive!

 

http://www.whiteind.com/ENO-hub-specs.html

 

 

 

[Tumbleweed]

Well' date=' seeing as it's made by White Industries it should work fine. They are not a mass-market company, but they make some of the finest sh*t in the bike world. Doubt they'll bring something to market unless it's thoroughly sorted.

 

Also, keep in mind that a lot of SS riders run heavy duty chains that are stronger than your average 9/10 speed item, especially on fixies

 

HR....go to their site and check out their Eccentric ENO SS hub....very impressive!

 

http://www.whiteind.com/ENO-hub-specs.html

 

 

 

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thanks minty, will do!

[Marius]

It's stupid. Why would you put Disc brakes on a road bike? It's to heavy. You'd also be stupid to put it on you Mtb, that Disc thingy will get bend side ways going over the first rock you can't clear.

[Turboman]

I am sure this system works very well for the fixed gear,

the bigger concern is the amount of pressure that will always be applied to the chain?pedaling and breaking? surely the chain has a bigger chance of breaking now, and when  that happens how the  do you stop????

 

Nice idea , but not for me

[TheLegend]

Marius, with the bike in the pic you surely don't go over any rock.

It's a kiff idea. Most likely won't make it on the market but if you ride single speed for the aesthetics of it the brake at the crank doesn't jump into your eye as much as one on the back or front.

Chain, no matter how heavy duty, might snap sometime, so the risk is still there. but then again, when you ride a fixed gear off the racing track you want that risk! - look at bike messengers in the cities...I know what I'm talking about!

 

[Johan Bornman]

Mechanically it is sound. The chain on any bike is more than strong enough to slow you down. If it can take extreme strain from grinding up hills, it'll take the relatively low strain of stopping the bike. Remember, a bike's stopping capability is limited by its overturning momentum, not traction or component strength.

 

Further, a fixed gear bike doesn't require a narrow or laterally flexible chain. In fact, a rigid chain and straight chainline is best to avoid derailing, hence even more strength in this bike's chain.

 

But, the real question is not to whether this will work, but "what problem does this solve." One poster here suggested aesthetics. If that's the reason, then so be it, but mechanically, it doesn't solve any problem that traditional brakes cannot.

 

 

[Tumbleweed]

But' date=' the real question is not to whether this will work, but "what problem does this solve." One poster here suggested aesthetics. If that's the reason, then so be it, but mechanically, it doesn't solve any problem that traditional brakes cannot.

 

 

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i don't think it solves a mechanical problem over traditional brakes. but it may serve as an extra safety measure for someone who wants to commute on a fixie and may need, considering how bad other road-users are, to brake in a hurry.    holy roller2008-02-12 02:07:38

[Marius]

omw.

[MintSauce]

I suppose one area where it might solve a problem might be for guys running fixies with two different sized cogs on either side of the hub. This way if they want a brake, they're not limited to rim brakes...?

 

 

 

[Tumbleweed]

omw.

 

????

[Tumbleweed]

I suppose one area where it might solve a problem might be for guys running fixies with two different sized cogs on either side of the hub. This way if they want a brake' date=' they're not limited to rim brakes...?

 

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or a fixed gear on one side of the flip-flop, and a freewheel on the other.

 

ps, at the weekend, i scored another set of handlebars and stem, so i can just remove/replace the set with brakes easily depending on how i want to ride it.