Singlespeed road bike front & only brake works but it

[luke_trautwein]

takes 10-15 feet to stop. What's the problem? I replaced the pads with good ones but they do the same thing. Anyone have an answer to this? Thanks!

[crazydave]

Seems like a reasonable stopping distance. If you stopped any faster that that, you'd go flying over the handlenbars.

[madmac13]

yeah, that seems alright. does it have a free wheel or is it a track style with a locked cog? if its a locked cog you need to use to the crank to assist .

[M R]

I agree with answers so far 10-15 feet is fine for 1 brake from a good speed. From 5 or 10mph no. Aside from what others have mentioned what brake are you using? Try a nice beefy dual pivot brake - there are many but a typical Shimano 105 type should work well. A single pivot is much weaker.Obviously one brake will not stop as fast as 2. You replaced the pads - but what are "good ones"? Unfortunately, I just use standard Shimano pads on mine since they always work fine and don't know what brands/types might offer better stopping - likely at the cost of more wear. Maybe wet weather type pads would impove your braking.

[sobe_it_69]

check pads or check the wires to make sure they work

[artmichalek]

If you're currently using an older style single pivot caliper (both arms rotating around a single bolt in the center) you'll get much more stopping power by upgrading to a newer dual pivot type.

[damian]

Weird question.Why front and only brake ?Why single speed "road bike" ?Sounds like you are riding a track bike that someone has added a front brake to. But why would you be riding a track bike and not know how to stop it ?