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Oh yes. Braking will be fine, ok it'll the rear will dip under breaking but that's a good thing as it'll lengthen the wheelbase and stabilise the thing. It will possibly be a bit skippy but to be honest not much worse than any single pivot and the rearward axle path will more than make up for that.
It's possible to fit a brake arm to reduce the dipping and smooth things out but it's not worth the weight penalty or faff. I used to have a Balfa with an optional arm and it was a major pain with no appreciable benefits and rattled like hell. Bike rode much better without.
Yeah, I already knew all of that Speeder. You don't see it as a negative. I've ridden enough single pivots to know I do. Massively. I'd always go for a bike with braking characteristics I like over the square edge hit performance of a high single pivot. We're not all the same. and that's fine. Choice is nice to have.
@Philxx come on mate spill the beans, why do you hate Joe and Starling so much? Did he cop off with your wife or something or are you just jealous because you are a frustrated frame builder?
Intrigued to know why you are so vitriolic in your posts on here and on Pinkbike it appears very personal for you?
Maybe he'd prefer it if it were painted. Blue perhaps 😉
I know it's Halloween but WTF?
Brooklyn Machine Works SuperTrucker. All 70 glorious pounds of it! (its not a single speed though, hub gears y'see)