yeah the ripper was for freestyle, (rippergate)lol...
as ruler says, you need to run v's or cantis. but they are good brakes, and work well.
the main reason for the freestyle ripper, was weight, its light as fook, has 1/8th forks, and has sealed hubs, and a cassette so izaak can change the gearing right doen if he wants to, to lose more weight.
probably not good for gyro, but, you can just run a long rear cable, as this will wrap round a couple of times, especially if you get a linear slick cable, which perform well under this stress.
