It took five months due to Velocity's backorder on Deep V wheels, but my newest stable addition is finally finished and is almost too pretty to ride. now before the critiques come flying my way, I know the rear brake is mounted on the left side and rear brakes aren't common on fixies...I just wanted a drag brake as most of my accidents have come from front wheel lock-ups on wet pavement....also wanted to utilize the cable guides on the TT.

Centurion Dave Scott Iron Man frameset-54cm powdercoated
105 bottom bracket
Sugino 170mm crankset 48x17
Crankbrothers pedals
Velocity deep V wheelset - one machined rim
Milwaukie Bicycle Company flip-flop hubs 32H
Hutchinson tires
DT Swiss 3x spokes
kalloy seatpost
Rav-X Speedmax white saddle
Tange 1" threaded headset (was cheap and will be the first thing to upgrade if I don't sell)
80mm 25.4 SR Royal quill stem (bombproof)
40cm C-C Modolo Q-even handlebars
Shimano Exage brake lever
Bontrager Race Light cages
Dede Elementi bar tape

Holy cow...That is one beautiful bike. Great job..

Interesting choice on a rear brake. Why a rear and not a front?

Very nice! A+. But there is a very distinct lack of info in your post.

More pics?
Gearing? (53x17 maybe)
Bar and stem combo?

And of course more pics.

more pics..and I've got a 1/2 link coming due to the problem you may notice with the dropout spacing..

Holy cow...That is one beautiful bike. Great job..

Interesting choice on a rear brake. Why a rear and not a front?


just for a drag brake..I'll mostly use it as a fixie if I keep it. I've also had at least two accidents due to the front tire locking up on wet pavement...a trend I don't care to repeat on my rides to work..not that this bike will see wet pavement for awhile, if ever.

i really like the rear brake idea- utilizing the cable guides. empty tt cable guides are the aesthetic achilles heel of most budget fixies. i know the front is more effective but a rear has to be at least as good as the coaster brake on a cruiser!

No offense, but how do you expect to stop with just a rear brake on wet pavement? If you ride fixed, it is still an OPTION to use a front brake, but I would expect a rear brake to be nearly worthless on a fixed bike-- almost like riding brakeless. If you learn how to control your brake you won't have any problems--- but you can't just panic stop on a fixed gear.

No offense, but how do you expect to stop with just a rear brake on wet pavement? If you ride fixed, it is still an OPTION to use a front brake, but I would expect a rear brake to be nearly worthless on a fixed bike-- almost like riding brakeless. If you learn how to control your brake you won't have any problems--- but you can't just panic stop on a fixed gear.


a brake was put on was due to the fact that local police ticket riders upwards of 280$ for riding without a brake on the bike...it just has to be there, it doesn' t have to be totally utilitarian...strange local ruling a few months back that set a precedent for all fixie riders.

don't be afraid of things that are different...the caliper is setup to actually work pretty well so "nearly worthless" really isn't a reality..it has noticeable slowing capability.

Centurions are one of those Japanese bikes that don't get enough credit. I really enjoy the geometry/feel. I've put many hard miles on mine and it's still going strong.

Fixedgearophiles love to ***** about rear brakes (you'll-put-your-eye-out mentality), but honestly it doesn't really matter, you're not racing, and from the looks of it- it seems you have it setup as a freewheel at the moment. If you are riding fixed, in an emergency it sometimes means not hitting the pavement to get the first few mph shaved off with a brake so you can lessen your momentum, regardless of which wheel the brake is on.

P.S. I've run with and w/o brakes and right now I've got both brakes on (for context).