Re: [CR] Safety on brakeless bikes

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From: "Rod" <rodk3d@comcast.net>
To: 'Tom Sanders' <tom@orderandchaos.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:08:31 -0600
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Subject: Re: [CR] Safety on brakeless bikes


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.

Rod Kronenberg Fort Collins CO

-----Original Message----- 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