front brakes

[kc8oye]

generally speaking, why don't karts have front brakes? even the 'fast' indoor racing karts at the local place don't have them..

is it just a cost/complexity thing?

or is it more involved with the fact that karts tend to be very a$$ heavy and front brakes wouldn't be a helluva lot of use?

i think if I used a double-flanged hub on the front, the only real challenge would be finding somewhere to mount the caliper..

 

[landuse]

They just don't really need front brakes. Why use something that is not needed. Race karts generally have them because in that situation they are advantageous.