fixed gear bikes
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- acescence0
mom?
- mrdobolina0
wash your hair, acescence!
haha
- MLP0
dobs... my standpoint on no brakes is because you don't need any. my riding style changed 1000% when i started riding a track bike a few years ago. my mind is always 100 feet ahead of what i'm doing. it turns into a whole man/machine thing and you just pay attention a lot more to where you can stop as needed with slowing your legs down.
when i went from riding a single speed to fixed, it was like the option of the brake was removed, so without that crutch, you have to adjust how you ride. if you're going to ride a brake, stay on a single speed.
- acescence0
damn, there's a cover story in geriatrics today about old timey bikes! now i'm gonna look like a fucking trend whore loser. at least i got a good 6 month head start on my facial hair.
- foreverwhatever0
im about to switch up my trek road bike to a single speed, fixed gear is not for me. i like coasting and brakes too much. plus i want to be able to walk when im 40
- mrdobolina0
bobby trendy
hahahaha
- algorithm0
about fixed gear bikes, Has about 10 shots of urbanites on their respective fixed gears.
- foreverwhatever0
whats the article in spin about? and spin is the music magazine isnt it?
- acescence0
oh, plus it's totally badass and the chicks are way into it
- mrdobolina0
plus they dont need them because they dont stop.
- acescence0
brakes aren't allowed on a track because it's dangerous! they ride so tight that reaction times aren't fast enough if someone stops.
- mrdobolina0
why don't track bikes have brakes? For use on the track I mean...
- algorithm0
when they do a full page in Spin mag , only then is it way beyond the fad stage where everyone is bah-bah black sheepin along with the crowd.
Oh wait...That is in this months issue, nevermind.
- acescence0
handkerchiefs in their back pockets? is that to let everyone know if they are a top or a bottom?
- foreverwhatever0
all the hipsters in chicago ride fixed. and no breaks, with timbuk2 messenger bags and hankerchiefs in their back pockets.
- acescence0
i know you're playing, but it's not a tangible thing, it truly is the way it feels.
and the reality for me is that brakes have caused more bad accidents than no brakes on a fixed. i've ridden both for many years and have many experiences on both to base my conclusions upon, how many hours have you spent on a fixed to arrive at yours?
- mrdobolina0
I would think high and mighty would actually be the guy who doesnt think he should have brakes on his bike.
I dont care if you or any of the bike messengers I know ride with brakes, but the reasoning is always flawed when I ask them why they do it. That was the point.
- Supplemental0
I gotta disagree there. Just because you have another method of stopping doesnt really make it safer. I know how I ride with brakes and its a lot more reckless than without. Granted, this is personal, but so is your idea about brakes.
What does it matter really? Why can't I ride whatever I want, however I want, as long as I put no one else in danger?
Playing or no, it bugs when people take the high and mighty stance on something like that. Too much ego with bikes, and this isnt an attack. Still all in fun.
- mrdobolina0
those brake levers are really holding you back, eh?
;)
mrdobolina
(Jun 14 06, 15:42)hahaha Im just playing but noone ever (on nt or people I know) gives a straight answer. It's always about how it "feels".
that said, having the option of brakes is absolutely safer, there really is no debate that having another method to stop other than stopping peddling is a safer and more efficient way to stop.
- acescence0
i heard brake pads were made from aborted fetuses