How to build a Suicide brake????

[johnnyoutlaw]

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?

 

[g-ratter]

what is it connecting to? Coaster brake,hand brake, disk brake?

 

[johnnyoutlaw]

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?

 

[udallcustombikes]

Check Double Nickle's RRBBO5 bike, "The Bandit". He built one for his bike and documented it well.
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=26175


or

icyuod2's Lucky 13 build
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16059&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=lucky+13

 

[mikesbikes36]

well here is a set up i came up with ...may not work 4 u but ...here it is anyway ....

 

[johnnyoutlaw]

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.

 

[mikesbikes36]

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 ...

 

[johnnyoutlaw]

doesnt that eat up the tire pretty fast?

 

[mikesbikes36]

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

 

[johnnyoutlaw]

its cool its a very diff way of doing that style brake just keep us posted on how it does in the long run.

 

[Chainsaw]

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.