Originally Posted by
Trakhak
I have a Felt TK2 with a front brake installed (I bought the bike because it one of the few tight-geometry high-end track bikes with a fork drilled for a brake on the market), but I rarely use it for road riding, because, while its ultra-stable tracking is great, I no longer enjoy its hair-trigger steering quite as much as I once did.
When I started racing, in the mid-60s, the ABLA regulations allowed use of a track bike with a working front brake for all forms of road racing.
Hair trigger steering and for me (i ride a 53) toe overlap makes riding the track bike on the road not fun.
I recall Adam Sbeih winning the 2000 time trial national championship on a track bike with a front brake as well, but thats the last i heard of one being used at that high a level