So im trying to rack my brain on how to build a suicide shifter brake but i am unsure as how to make it work, please help any ideas?
How to build a Suicide brake????
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well i havent built it yet, still in the blue prints stage of things, but thats what i want on this bad boy. so what do you think would be best for it?
Check Double Nickle's RRBBO5 bike, "The Bandit". He built one for his bike and documented it well.
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icyuod2's Lucky 13 build
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icyuod2's Lucky 13 build
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well here is a set up i came up with ...may not work 4 u but ...here it is anyway ....
does that rub down on the tire itself to stop? because thats how it looks to me but i just woke up so i could just be seeing it wrong.
yeah thats how it works ...just pull back on the handle and it slows ya down ...there is a spring under there ...its not a power slide break by any means ...but it slows ya down pretty good ....thats what all the kids say that ride it ...
doesnt that eat up the tire pretty fast?
well its a pretty smooth peice of steel ....but it hasent been riden enuff 2 actually tell yet ...so who knows ....LOL i think it looks cool anyway ..more for looks i guess
its cool its a very diff way of doing that style brake just keep us posted on how it does in the long run.
You could do a very simple set up something like the one I built for this bike. It's easy to get used to and maintain. Just find a tube or weld one in. You could also extend the lever into looking more like a stick or handle.
