Originally Posted by
oldbobcat
When I lent my wife's Trek FX with linear-pull brakes to my daughter's ex-boyfriend, the first thing he did at the bottom of our hill was squeeze a handful of front brake and somersault over the handlebar. We spent the afternoon in urgent care waiting for the doctor to stitch the cut in his chin. So my first question is, what do you want to do this for?
Haha great story
Operationally it looks like it's a no-go. Setup needs a non-standard serrated washer through the recessed nut. There's also the issues mentioned above. Might still be useful for a tourer where faceplanting is less likely