Front brake or no front brake on race bikes???

[Weeksy]

Hi dudes,

I am thinking only a back brake on this bloody Hutch cruiser build, but what are your thoughts fellas?

I have a pair of 900's and techs 3's, and am thinking of letting one of each go.

Ok to run a front brake on a cruiser, or a no no?

Cheers lads

Weeksy

[Daletsunami]

Personally I would say a no, rear brake with a right hand lever 


Looks good every time 

[Weeksy]

A rear brake only it is!

Got to be left handed...

[markyp]

rearbrake only!!although total bummer if you wanna do any endo's

[Weeksy]

Marky, you mean rear brake only dude?!

Prob won't even ride it!

Too scared!!

[markyp]

Marky, you mean rear brake only dude?!

Prob won't even ride it!

Too scared!!

lol,i just corrected that,although just a front brake would be interesting

[Weeksy]

haha,  If you wanted a face rearrangement!!

Actually, would a 900 be powerful enough to throw you off?!?

[dordymush]

yes the fooking things are  .

and deffo only rear for a racer 

[Weeksy]

I hope you aren't speaking from experience fella?!

Rear it is then!

MX900 and r/h tech 3 in blue for sale then!

[hunterdubber]

UK way Rear brake and lefty

US way rear brake and righty


Deffo rear brake only on a race machine , unless of course you're doing a Harry leary ( he rode a front too )

[Bettyswallocks]

Rear only, left hand lever... 

[Weeksy]

HunterDubber, Betty,

 Always been the left hander - it's the only way!

Right hand just feels so wrong!

[daz bmx it!]

If running f+r brakes...front R/H lever and Rear brake L/H lever

If running just a rear then its R/H lever

but I guess its down to personal choice

[stidds]

It is completely your choice, bitd I would sometimes run a front brake also.  It all depended on which track I was riding, if you had a track where you could out brake someone into a corner then a front would be a great benefit when racing.

[Weeksy]

Daz, I reckon so fella, always been cack handed with a LH lever!!

Stidds, this is more form than function - I wouldn't have the bottle to throw (I say that as I seem to come off a fair bit!) this thing round a track!

Not brave enough after the time it has taken me to source some ok bits!

[stidds]

Stidds, this is more form than function - I wouldn't have the bottle to throw (I say that as I seem to come off a fair bit!) this thing round a track!

Weeksy, I didn't think that you would be riding it around, just saying that we did use front brakes for racing so a front brake would be fine on your bike.

[boofy44]

if you're right handed and only run a rear brake then its a right hand lever,simple as people.

[Weeksy]

Stidds, sorry dude, I took your comments literally, my mistake dude!

Boofy, that makes me cack handed then! Always a lefty!

Cheers fellas

[58 delray]

rear only and deffo left handed 

[trasher]

rear only and right handed    ,,,,or if you can't decide chuck the brakes ,and stick your foot between the rear stays and the tyre  ,,like the good old days 


p.s dont forget the peg and playing card ,,to rattle on the spokes 

[Weeksy]

haha, man, I remember those days, on my Burner roaring about ike it was a crosser, feeling like I owned the streets.

Love it. Good old days, whatever happened to them!?

[Darren Wood]

Like STIDDS says it is your choice and i agree that on some tracks i used a FRONT BRAKE on MY 20 INCH and 24 INCH 


During the 85 season and never done me any harm 



But for a show ponnie i like the look of just a rear brake 



WOODY 

[Weeksy]

Rear brake and left handed lever it is then!

Cheers fellas

Weeksy