Fuji track bike road conversion

Arnaud said:

Hi,

I want to go fixie for my daily commute!
I'm tempted by a cheap Fuji track bike (about £300) which seems to be
quite popular for road use.
Does anyone know if it is possible to add rear brakes (it's advertised
with front brakes option only) and some sort of basic mudguards on it?

Thanks,
Arnaud.

There is a bridge which has a drilling and I have been told a brake can
be fitted. I don't know about mudguard clearences though.

In uk.rec.cycling MSeries <[email hidden]> wrote:

: There is a bridge which has a drilling and I have been told a brake can
: be fitted. I don't know about mudguard clearences though.

For the ones I've seen, proper mudguards are a no-no. SKS Race-Blades
look as good as can be done.

Arthur

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Arnaud said:

Hi,

I want to go fixie for my daily commute!
I'm tempted by a cheap Fuji track bike (about £300) which seems to be
quite popular for road use.
Does anyone know if it is possible to add rear brakes (it's advertised
with front brakes option only) and some sort of basic mudguards on it?

Add rearward pressure to pedals for rear wheel braking .. more control
than a brake. Your front brake has more stopping power so your wieght on
the pedals is a good auxiliary.
All the Best
Dan Gregory

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Quoted message said:

In uk.rec.cycling MSeries <[email hidden]> wrote:

: There is a bridge which has a drilling and I have been told a brake can
: be fitted. I don't know about mudguard clearences though.

For the ones I've seen, proper mudguards are a no-no. SKS Race-Blades
look as good as can be done.

Arthur

I agree with Arthur. My family has three of these bikes and rear brake is
no problem. SKS Race Blades are the best solution for fenders. We did add
the usual water bottle extension to the front fender.

Arnaud said:

Does anyone know if it is possible to add rear brakes (it's advertised
with front brakes option only) and some sort of basic mudguards on it?

Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

Guy
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Arnaud said:

Hi,

I want to go fixie for my daily commute!
I'm tempted by a cheap Fuji track bike (about £300) which seems to be
quite popular for road use.
Does anyone know if it is possible to add rear brakes (it's advertised
with front brakes option only) and some sort of basic mudguards on it?

http://somafab.com/rush.html (P. Chisholm, Vecchcio Bicicletteria
Boulder, Colorado)

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/surlysteamroller.html

http://www.gunnarbikes.com/streetdog.php (A. Muzi's Yellow Jersey shop:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/)

Bare frames, you get to pick and choose components. Two brakes, room
for large tires and fenders, one way to do it "right". BTW, I recently
(at long last) put a fixie together with a "real" track rear hub.
"Instant chainline in a box". Almost too easy. --TP

Just zis Guy said:

Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

For a few reasons: I'd like to use a freewheel on the flip-flop hub,
and
for hand positions on the brake hoods.

Arnaud.

Arnaud said:

Quoted message said:

Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

Quoted message said:

For a few reasons: I'd like to use a freewheel on the flip-flop hub,
and
for hand positions on the brake hoods.

A friend put a left-hand lever on his fixer and set it up to work an
Air Zound instead of a brake :-)

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Just zis Guy said:

A friend put a left-hand lever on his fixer and set it up to work an
Air Zound instead of a brake :-)

Brilliant idea! 🙂

I think I'm definitely going to get the Fuji and go fixie!

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| On 2 Jun 2005 07:34:32 -0700, "Arnaud" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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| >> Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.
|
| >For a few reasons: I'd like to use a freewheel on the flip-flop hub,
| >and
| >for hand positions on the brake hoods.
|
| A friend put a left-hand lever on his fixer and set it up to work an
| Air Zound instead of a brake :-)
|
| Guy
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Cool idea, I have an unused air zound, and a fixie with an unused brake
lever. How did he wire it, since the brake lever will pull a cable while the
air zound works by pushing a button?

In uk.rec.cycling [email hidden] wrote:

: http://somafab.com/rush.html (P. Chisholm, Vecchcio Bicicletteria
: Boulder, Colorado)
[snip more]

But you won't get any of these as a complete bike for £300. In fact, I
suspect the frame costs more for most of those.

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In uk.rec.cycling Just zis Guy, you know? <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

Signalling to turn right while going downhill for one.

Arthur

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In uk.rec.cycling Just zis Guy, you know? <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

Signalling to turn right while going downhill for one.

Arthur

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Some cyclist use the flip-flop with a freewheel, and some just use the
freewheel, in this case you'll need a rear brake. On a fixie some of my
friends use a rear brake, they ride fast through city traffic.
-tom

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In uk.rec.cycling Just zis Guy, you know? <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Why do you want a rear brake on a fixie? Just curious.

Signalling to turn right while going downhill for one.

Arthur

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Some cyclist use the flip-flop with a freewheel, and some just use the
freewheel, in this case you'll need a rear brake. On a fixie some of my
friends use a rear brake, they ride fast through city traffic.

Sorry if the question is stupid, but still: why a rear brake is needed
on a bike with a freewheel, if it has a front brake?

Quoted message said:

-tom

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Quoted message said:

Sorry if the question is stupid, but still: why a rear brake is needed
on a bike with a freewheel, if it has a front brake?

You need some kind of backup system that will allow you to slow down if
the front brake fails, or for the rare conditions where the front brake
isn't safe to use.

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kabes said:

Sorry if the question is stupid, but still: why a rear brake is needed
on a bike with a freewheel, if it has a front brake?

Braking with the front can be dangerous in slippery conditions; if the
front wheel slides, you lose control of the bike.

It's also nice to have a backup brake.

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I fitted a Dia Compe Stoker peg:

<\url http://www.greengear.com/content/view/full/3346/>

to complement the rear brake that is mounted on the front fork (don't
ask).

Looks fab and of course I have another (which I saving for the next
fixie poss an on-one)

regards,
Daren
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In uk.rec.cycling MSeries <[email hidden]> wrote:

: There is a bridge which has a drilling and I have been told a brake can
: be fitted. I don't know about mudguard clearences though.

For the ones I've seen, proper mudguards are a no-no. SKS Race-Blades
look as good as can be done.

Arthur

I agree with Arthur. My family has three of these bikes and rear brake is
no problem. SKS Race Blades are the best solution for fenders. We did add
the usual water bottle extension to the front fender.

SKS are an excellent solution, and several of my club-mates swear by
them as bolt-on mudguards for our two seasons of mandatory fenders on
the Saturday club ride.

But there's an alternate solution if you're desperate to have full
fenders: you can mess with a full-fender set to do an interrupted
fender, in which the fender stops right before the brake bridge (or fork
on the front wheel) and then restarts again after. You just bolt the
ends to each side of the bridge/fork.

I couldn't find a good pic of this on a road bike, but this shot
illustrates the concept:

http://www.yungfang.com.tw/cgi-bin/productfn/pdt_detail_lst.pl?ProdID=1

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On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:31:38 -0700, Benjamin Lewis <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Braking with the front can be dangerous in slippery conditions; if the
front wheel slides, you lose control of the bike.

And this doesn't happen when braking with the back?!?

Guy
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