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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 12:07 AM

Title: Building an old school race bike
Post by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 12:07 AM: Building a new 2013 Skyway Ta but kinda going down the race build route.

Front brake or no front brake? :-)
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: Bigfrawg on March 11, 2013, 06:49 AM: If it's a racer then no front brake
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Post by: Devilock on March 11, 2013, 08:39 AM: Although racers like Stu Thomsen & Andy Ruffell have used both.
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Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on March 11, 2013, 08:43 AM: i will be using both front and rear,,,,go that fast and ya need to stop
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Post by: Julian347 on March 11, 2013, 08:44 AM: No front brake. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: pickle on March 11, 2013, 08:57 AM: It uses a V brake so no need for a front, if you set the rear up correctly (and don't use Tuffs) you'll stop no problem and it'll look much cleaner :daumenhoch:
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Post by: kungfunky on March 11, 2013, 09:10 AM: Neither, go for a coaster and enjoy the thrills of randomly going over the bars :daumenhoch:
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Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 11, 2013, 10:17 AM: :) Why is this here? It`s a newschool racebike so no front and a v on the rear.
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 01:34 PM: Thanks for the opinion guys, much appreciated :-)

For the guy who said "Why's this here it's new school" Technically it's not entirely!!

Yeah it has some new twists added that set it apart from the Original Classic Ta (Top tube, Bb, V-Brake rear stays, Threadless forks) but i'd say it's a meld of old / new school.

If there was no option of having a front brake there would be no hole for an old school caliper on the front surely lol

Cheers all :-)
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 11, 2013, 05:47 PM: :) Just my tuppence worth....Most newschool forks have a hole in the crown but not for a caliper really.It`s your ride,build what makes you happy.If you`re going for an oldschool look then a front brake is fine.
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 07:44 PM: Fair Comment... I'm kinda going of course a little now lol.

Bought this Ta as it was always my dream bike as a kid and as i've already built a Freestyle rider I thought i'd build the Ta up as a race bike and hit some tracks...

I'd bought a load of bits before the frame and forks arrived and now i'm kinda wanting to change stuff etc so kinda going off the beaten track.

I'd bought a front calliper but when I fitted it the centre bolt isn't long enough so before ordering a longer one thought....mmm does it need a front brake?

Guess i'm going for a New / Old School build hopefully taking the best from both :-))
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: Spen69 on March 11, 2013, 07:48 PM: Quote from: kungfunky on March 11, 2013, 09:10 AM
Neither, go for a coaster and enjoy the thrills of randomly going over the bars :daumenhoch:

Yep, got that T-shirt :2funny:

My race Retrogoose has a v on the back and stops mighty quick so no need for a front imho. Keeps the bike less cluttered too.....

Front if you're running old school calipers mind - we wiegh a hell of a lot more than we did in 1982..... :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_7442_zps505a7aca.jpg)
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Post by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 09:31 PM: Ha ha Spen 69 Yr not wrong there :P

Great comments guys, some useful ideas here :-)
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Post by: adenough on March 11, 2013, 11:13 PM: I think they drill the forks on completes as they have to provide a front brake by law :-\
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: Devilock on March 11, 2013, 11:18 PM: Quote from: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 09:31 PM
Ha ha Spen 69 Yr not wrong there :P

Great comments guys, some useful ideas here :-)

His real name is Derek.
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: rockinwookie on March 11, 2013, 11:44 PM: Thanks for that... Cheers again guys :-)

Tried getting a Dia-Compe Nippon front on there the other day but the forks are well beefy so was gonna have to order a longer Centre bolt.

Think I wont bother and just run with a rear V :-)
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: BMX1973 on March 12, 2013, 09:29 PM: I like running both a front and rear brake. :)
Title: Re: Building an old school race bike
Post by: rockinwookie on March 13, 2013, 10:18 AM: That's fair comment, that's what I was planning on doing as well but this new Ta has got super beefy forks which would have meant getting a longer centre bolt etc etc.. gonna go with just a rear for now and see how things go :-)