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Title: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 03:55 PM
Hi dudes,

I am thinking only a back brake on this bloody Hutch cruiser build, but what are your thoughts fellas?

I have a pair of 900's and techs 3's, and am thinking of letting one of each go.

Ok to run a front brake on a cruiser, or a no no?

Cheers lads

Weeksy
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Daletsunami on May 04, 2010, 04:05 PM
Personally I would say a no, rear brake with a right hand lever  ;)


Looks good every time  8)
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 04:09 PM
A rear brake only it is!

Got to be left handed...
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: markyp on May 04, 2010, 04:32 PM
rearbrake only!!although total bummer if you wanna do any endo's :-\
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 04:34 PM
Marky, you mean rear brake only dude?!

Prob won't even ride it!

Too scared!!
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: markyp on May 04, 2010, 04:59 PM
Marky, you mean rear brake only dude?!

Prob won't even ride it!

Too scared!!
lol,i just corrected that,although just a front brake would be interesting :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 05:13 PM

haha,  If you wanted a face rearrangement!!

Actually, would a 900 be powerful enough to throw you off?!?
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: dordymush on May 04, 2010, 05:26 PM
yes the fooking things are  ;D.

and deffo only rear for a racer  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 05:31 PM
I hope you aren't speaking from experience fella?!

Rear it is then!

MX900 and r/h tech 3 in blue for sale then!
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: hunterdubber on May 04, 2010, 05:34 PM
UK way Rear brake and lefty

US way rear brake and righty


Deffo rear brake only on a race machine , unless of course you're doing a Harry leary ( he rode a front too ) :)
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Bettyswallocks on May 04, 2010, 05:48 PM
Rear only, left hand lever...  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 05:52 PM
HunterDubber, Betty,

 Always been the left hander - it's the only way!

Right hand just feels so wrong!

Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: daz bmx it! on May 04, 2010, 06:24 PM
If running f+r brakes...front R/H lever and Rear brake L/H lever

If running just a rear then its R/H lever :daumenhoch:

but I guess its down to personal choice :D
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: stidds on May 04, 2010, 06:25 PM
It is completely your choice, bitd I would sometimes run a front brake also.  It all depended on which track I was riding, if you had a track where you could out brake someone into a corner then a front would be a great benefit when racing.
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 04, 2010, 06:31 PM
Daz, I reckon so fella, always been cack handed with a LH lever!!

Stidds, this is more form than function - I wouldn't have the bottle to throw (I say that as I seem to come off a fair bit!) this thing round a track!

Not brave enough after the time it has taken me to source some ok bits!
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: stidds on May 04, 2010, 11:00 PM


Stidds, this is more form than function - I wouldn't have the bottle to throw (I say that as I seem to come off a fair bit!) this thing round a track!


Weeksy, I didn't think that you would be riding it around, just saying that we did use front brakes for racing so a front brake would be fine on your bike.
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: boofy44 on May 05, 2010, 01:55 AM
if you're right handed and only run a rear brake then its a right hand lever,simple as people.
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 05, 2010, 08:37 AM
Stidds, sorry dude, I took your comments literally, my mistake dude!

Boofy, that makes me cack handed then! Always a lefty!

Cheers fellas
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: 58 delray on May 05, 2010, 08:49 AM
rear only and deffo left handed  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: trasher on May 05, 2010, 07:24 PM
rear only and right handed   :crazy2: ,,,,or if you can't decide chuck the brakes ,and stick your foot between the rear stays and the tyre  ,,like the good old days  :daumenhoch:


p.s dont forget the peg and playing card ,,to rattle on the spokes  :smitten:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 06, 2010, 12:30 PM
haha, man, I remember those days, on my Burner roaring about ike it was a crosser, feeling like I owned the streets.

Love it. Good old days, whatever happened to them!?
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Darren Wood on May 07, 2010, 11:06 AM
Like STIDDS says it is your choice and i agree that on some tracks i used a FRONT BRAKE on MY 20 INCH and 24 INCH  :coolsmiley:


During the 85 season and never done me any harm  :daumenhoch:



But for a show ponnie i like the look of just a rear brake  ;)



WOODY  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???
Post by: Weeksy on May 07, 2010, 09:09 PM
Rear brake and left handed lever it is then!

Cheers fellas

Weeksy
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