[mcA896]

for the up coming mt snow nat'ls(yes i kno its a little early) i am thinking of not running a front brake. i havent had one on for 3 months now and it seems to have helped me get faster by not giving me a quick escape when things get tough. does norba rule against not having a front brake?

 

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Originally posted by mcA896
for the up coming mt snow nat'ls(yes i kno its a little early) i am thinking of not running a front brake. i havent had one on for 3 months now and it seems to have helped me get faster by not giving me a quick escape when things get tough. does norba rule against not having a front brake?

yes, they do. You must have 2 functioning brakes on any bike you wish to use in any event.

 

[mcA896]

edit: deleted for being worthless

 

[BMXman]

just so you know I have raced twice front brakeless in the last year both Norba races and never had a problem...unless the guy you beat is an a$$ and want's to try and have you stripped of your award for beating him...so he can place higher up

 

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Originally posted by BMXman
just so you know I have raced twice front brakeless in the last year both Norba races and never had a problem...unless the guy you beat is an a$$ and want's to try and have you stripped of your award for beating him...so he can place higher up

well, at nationals I have been hassled for not having full finger gloves....go figure. So who knows, depends on if the commisar has a hang over and didnt eat his wheaties i guess.

 

[oly]

how about a disk brake and a v brake on the rear wheel? thats 2 functioning brakes and you can still do barspins as you hit the doubles.....

 

[mcA896]

Originally posted by oly
how about a disk brake and a v brake on the rear wheel? thats 2 functioning brakes and you can still do barspins as you hit the doubles.....

hahaha nice ill have to try that one out

 

[BlackDiamond]

Ok...LMFAO

 

[ChrisKring]

Use 2 brakes.

If you only have 1 brake on the bike and you win, it is almost guaranteed that some jackass will protest and you will get disqualified.

 

[nixhexss]

dude if it seiriously will make a difference to you....put the brake and do something like move hte lever out of reach or put zero fluid in it....no one is gonna check that

 

[nixhexss]

and oh yeah...i dont see how its humanly possible to get through that course in tact with just a rear brake


can you say yardsale

 

[SebringMGB]

well, you could just open your bleeder screw when you get to the top.... whos to know? but id say its better just to not use it. you may get in a situation where you might need it. i.e. the kind of situation where winning is no longer a concern.....

 

[Repack]

Have you evver ridden Mt Snow?
If you do lose the brake, just poke a hole in the line or something.

 

[intensified]

I ran a race with no rear brake ,and woke up on the floor that night,weird.

 

[EastcoastKid]

im assuming your talking about mtx i know its illegal but sanja doesnt run oneyou can clearly see in the seaotter pics he only has a rear

 

[Pip3r]

yea for mtx i dont think it would be that huge of a deal. I know where your comin from, i took the front brake off my imperial and is helped me to stay off and get faster.
My friend raced mt snow slalom 2 years ago with just a rear brake, and did a downhill race this year with no front brake. Its not that big of a deal, BUT like others have said i wouldnt take any chances if you do well and someone goes to protest it its not worth it.

 

[chillindrdude]

the rules are the rules...
it may be lame, but its your choice to break them.

if it costs you the race (by getting DQ'd), sorry, i don't have much sympathy for you.

 

[SuspectDevice]

I went through the trouble of makine my bike "legal" for the MTX and Mt Snow last year (front brake, 3 working gears), and then I see Cameron Zink in Semi-pro with a ****ing Oryg on his bike...

They tend to selectively enforce the rules...