Edric 64 – Member
I have never had a suicide fixed set up come undone
Great! Hang on… there isn’t any qualifying information missing from that statement, like “Because i’d never be so stupid as to use one…” or Because my bike has a freewheel fitted on that side like you are supposed to…
But if you lot reckon my concerns over a Suicide setup are unfounded then I might just try it out. Now would it be Wiser to chance it for my “Road” or my “track” gear?
Road = 4 – 5 hours use a week at lower speeds 14-20mph
Track = 1.5 – 2 hours a week but at higher speed (hopefully and trying to hold other riders wheels safely…
Although my intention was always to run Fixed with a front brake only using a top lever, and use my legs for a bit of “engine braking” at the back, is that a shade too much suicide? should I really be using a rear brake? I could buy a pair of top levers and run both, but I’m far keener on having the bike as simple as possible.
Trail Rat you are right probably, a new fixed/fixed hub would obviously cheaper but my brain just looks at what would be involved in making the mod to a hub and it’s actually pretty simple on a par withthe sort of faff/complexity involved in facing or chasing Disc mounts/BBs/Head tubes,