Running A Front Brake?
- Thread starter IrOn_MaN
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It all depends on how you want to use the bike. I run my Dirt/Street bike without a front brake, cause i don't need the extra braking power and the front disc can be damaged with some tricks. Also it shaves a few grams and the bike looks cleaner.
And when you want to do a front wheel trick, just put your foot on the tire behind the vork.
Cheers..
And when you want to do a front wheel trick, just put your foot on the tire behind the vork.
Cheers..
idk.
i guess people just try to save weight.
looks cleaner, too
i guess people just try to save weight.
looks cleaner, too
I love my front brake.
Because I like to be able to stop quickly without skidding. That's tough with just a rear......at least for me it is.
Because I like to be able to stop quickly without skidding. That's tough with just a rear......at least for me it is.
At 1:30 in the video on the left, is that just a piece of plywood bent and rolled lying against the wall to create a quarter-wallride set up? if it is, i'll be a son of a......
cool riding as well. saawhheeeettttt.....
It sure looks that way. Rob Ridge is the guy's name, and he's inhuman.
How else can you pull Switzerland Squeakers or Miami Hoppers? Like, OMG, that shizz is, like, totally bitchin'. Wicked awesome fer sure!
Although I'm not currently running a front brake, I loved it while I had it. Nose pivots, nice long endoes at stoplights, etc....Although I commute at least 20km a day dowtown during rush-hour, and ride XC on my street bike, so that may change things. Also, my local jump spot is well-populated with kids, so stopping without skidding and ruining the trails is always nice.
Still, I'd highly recommend a front brake, run through a hollow starnut. perfect!
Still, I'd highly recommend a front brake, run through a hollow starnut. perfect!
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I will always ride with a front brake. It helps on trails and riding at a decent pace in traffic. Spinning off the front wheel without jamming your foot in the fork is always nice too. Plus I like stalling on everything without having to use my foot too. I always feel kind of silly doing that, like being a little kid again or something. But I guess it's not really cool to run a front brake on your 20 or 26" bike, so what do I know...
Front brake only would be hot.
