Comments on: GW’s Fixed Gear Disc Brake http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sumadis http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2220 sumadis Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:54:24 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2220 YEAH! FREAKBIKES. Thanks Jeff, your honesty is one of many reasons I love UV. YEAH! FREAKBIKES. Thanks Jeff, your honesty is one of many reasons I love UV.

]]> By: brad http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 brad Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:11:04 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2215 Why? It's a freak bike. That is all. It's an interesting sensation to ride, but truly solves no problems. Braking force is no better than having only a fixed gear and no brake, though you can modulate it a bit better than backpedaling. You still run the risk of brake failure in the event of the chain popping off, and the current setup both limits gear choice and leaves the disc exposed under the bb shell. But it's a freak bike. Fun experimentation is always good, even if the ultimate utility is questionable. Why? It’s a freak bike. That is all. It’s an interesting sensation to ride, but truly solves no problems. Braking force is no better than having only a fixed gear and no brake, though you can modulate it a bit better than backpedaling. You still run the risk of brake failure in the event of the chain popping off, and the current setup both limits gear choice and leaves the disc exposed under the bb shell.

But it’s a freak bike. Fun experimentation is always good, even if the ultimate utility is questionable.

]]> By: sumadis http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 sumadis Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:02:29 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2214 uh, why? seems potentially dangerous, possibly less efficient than normal brake set ups and a good way to burn your ankle. uh, why?
seems potentially dangerous, possibly less efficient than normal brake set ups and a good way to burn your ankle.

]]> By: Un frein à disque sur un plateau | Weelz.fr Le magazine du Velo urbain et tout autre mode de deplacement doux http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Un frein à disque sur un plateau | Weelz.fr Le magazine du Velo urbain et tout autre mode de deplacement doux Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:49:12 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2213 [...] Via UrbanVelo. [...] [...] Via UrbanVelo. [...]

]]> By: Jeremiah http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 Jeremiah Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:57:18 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2209 sweet, but aren't most Aluminum frames heat treated? I'd be interested how this was overcome. sweet, but aren’t most Aluminum frames heat treated? I’d be interested how this was overcome.

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Urban Jeff Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:35:08 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2207 I saw GW's first. I'm pretty sure he didn't have access to Sycip's R&D lab. ;) I saw GW’s first. I’m pretty sure he didn’t have access to Sycip’s R&D lab. ;)

]]> By: KG http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 KG Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:17:51 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2206 Sysip had a similar set up ad the handmade show... who inspired whom? Sysip had a similar set up ad the handmade show… who inspired whom?

]]> By: Jono http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Jono Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:29:44 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/gws-fixed-gear-disc-brake/#comment-2205 Is the caliper mounted to the seat tube or down tube? Id hate to see what would happen if one of those were to fail.... yikes. Sycip Bikes had something really similar at the last NAHBS. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clemeth/2257498034/ Is the caliper mounted to the seat tube or down tube? Id hate to see what would happen if one of those were to fail…. yikes.

Sycip Bikes had something really similar at the last NAHBS.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clemeth/2257498034/

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