bronchuseven Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Fair enough Al - I've never had that great of balance on the bike whilst standing still. I agree that people who scorn front brakes are fools; there are always going to be emergency situations where you'll need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaen Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 My 80s Redline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 not having brakes will kill you one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aeser Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 you just need to learn some skills, breh. lock the brake and just balance. if you're moving at all (forward or backward), it isn't a real trackstand anyway. you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackstand "The track stand is a technique that bicycle riders can use to stay balanced on their bicycles by holding their weight equally on both feet and while moving only minimal distances. The term originated from use of the technique by track cyclists prior to starting, or as a tactic in track sprinting whereby riders will initially ride very slowly and maneuver across the track in an effort to get their rival to take the lead so that they can then draft or slipstream behind, conserving energy for the final sprint." a TRACK STAND originally is done on a TRACK BIKE (which is a FIXED GEAR BIKE). yes there are ways to do them on a freewheel, but to say it's not a "real track stand" unless it's done on a freewheel bike is fucking retarded. like i said before, i love simplicity and i love singlespeeds. but these fixie freaks think a front brake is an optional or extraneous part of a bike, and that's just stupid. you have never ridden a fixed gear bike, you are speaking strictly from some biased ignorance you have about them based on who you perceive to primarily ride them. yes i ride with a front break. i also damn near never use it. i might use it once a month or two. it basically acts as an emergency break. if you rode a fixed gear bike you might understand how you speed up and slow down and stop is by applying frontwards or backwards pressure to the pedals/back wheel, it's amazingly efficient though i know you'll never believe that because yea yea they're only for trendy hipsters and there's no upside which is why so many people have been riding them for the last 120 years now, and you know best though you've never set foot on one. run your mouth some more you fucking dullard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aeser Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 not having brakes will kill you one day. in all fairness, plenty of people die on bikes WITH brakes too. no question not having a front brake on a fixed gear bike is more dangerous than having one but 9 times out of 10 what kills you is not the lack of a front brake but situations a front brake wouldn't save you in anyway, like getting doored, or a truck decides to make a right turn into you, or other shit. i personally think it's far more dangerous to ride with an ipod playing (which plenty of people do) than to ride a fixie without a front brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i rode my bike all the time in sacramento as its completely flat and warm and safe. i bought a 21 speed becuase i knew i'd be moving to sf soon enough. everyone in sac rides cruisers. when we moved here i used it for awhile but we live at the top of a hill so getting home was alway a struggle. i don't use it much these days except to go through the park on sundays. fixed gear i never understood. not sure i care to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 not having brakes will kill you one day. in all fairness, plenty of people die on bikes WITH brakes too. no question not having a front brake on a fixed gear bike is more dangerous than having one but 9 times out of 10 what kills you is not the lack of a front brake but situations a front brake wouldn't save you in anyway, like getting doored, or a truck decides to make a right turn into you, or other shit. i personally think it's far more dangerous to ride with an ipod playing (which plenty of people do) than to ride a fixie without a front brake. whatever like, but ive got banging disc brakes and can go from 25mph to stop in about 2 seconds, and its saved my life/(serious injury) i guess about 5 times so far. ive never even heard of a fixed gear bike to be honest, never mind ridden one. maybe the need is less because you can go quite as fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aeser Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 ive never even heard of a fixed gear bike to be honest, never mind ridden one. maybe the need is less because you can go quite as fast. you can go quite fast on them, as the bikes are light as hell, built mostly for racing on tracks, and they have one gear which is usually quite high, so the bikes arre quite zippy. people tend to ride slower/more cautiously when riding brakeless, many people claim it makes them pay way more attention to everything going on around them as at high speeds it takes longer to slow to a stop, but with a front brake you can go just as fast and stop on a dime if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Synthacat 9 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i personally think it's far more dangerous to ride with an ipod playing (which plenty of people do) yeah I never ride with tunes on, that's just idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i ride with tunes playing all the time, every day. Its safe, no helmet either. Truly. But its ok because theres bike lanes and i own the road. Infact only time i dont ride the bike with tunes on is when its dark and i've no lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i cant ride at night because i perpetually have enough weed to get in trouble and the bizzies are real harsh on lightless bikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyster Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 The bike shop in johto is closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Cycling a bike with a boner is an accident waiting to happen. Definitely wear a helmet if you wanna indulge in that carry on. Was just thinking about circumstances where cycling while listening to music is not advisable and this scenario falls into that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i cant ride at night because i perpetually have enough weed to get in trouble and the bizzies are real harsh on lightless bikers. Get lights? My bike's got a keen dynamo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 have any of you people talking shit about how fixed gear bikes are so unsafe and obviously only for hipsters and you can't go fast on them and bla bla bla actually ever ridden one? you can tell yourself they're only for hipster fags? so basically you decided they were bullshit and only for hipsters and don't need to actually ride one to prove or disprove anything you've convinced yourself about them and that's that. well, have a nice life. I keep on hearing about this beef about hipsters riding fixed gear bikes, i ain't too familiar with the hipster scene so I did a quick web search and found one of these hipsters dudes. I found the myspace of a guy who claims to be a hipster in the first sentence of his "about me" paragraph. He just comes right out with it in the first sentence, like he's proud of that shit. He makes no mention of riding fixed gear bikes. http://www.myspace.com/djkel Can someone with a myspace message this guy and find out what kinda bike he owns? What kind of hipster is this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I wouldn't say he's a hipster, judging from his fat flace and unstylish glasses. Also: Manqué (feminine, manquée) is a French word - the past participle of the verb manquer, to miss - which is applied as an adjective in English to someone who might have become something but did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 In that case he's been lying to his myspace friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 the bikes are light as hell, built mostly for racing on tracks exactly. and that's where they should remain. not that i care as much as you think i do, i just think it's stupid and faddish. it's a way to separate yourself from the 'dullard' masses and show that you are a real hardcore cyclist, more skillful and serious than your freewheeling counterparts. congratulations on having a front brake though, you must be slightly smarter than the majority of your fellow fixie riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i personally think it's far more dangerous to ride with an ipod playing (which plenty of people do) than to ride a fixie without a front brake. that's like saying its more dangerous to drive while texting than to not wear a seatbelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Man, you're getting really worked up about what bikes people choose to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyster Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 The bike shop moved to Kanto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Man, you're getting really worked up about what bikes people choose to ride. not really worked up about a type of bike so much. more interested in poking fun at a silly scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 theres an element of danger in all forms of cycling but cycling a bike with no brakes is plain dumb. Top 3 most dangerous forms of cycling: 1. Cycling a bike with no brakes (high risk) 2. Cycling in the city centre in the dark with no lights listening to a walkman (stupid) 3. Cycling with a boner (insane) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Synthacat 9 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 yo African American i cycled with a boner the other day and that shit got caught in my spokes! i feel on my head but thank god my ipod headphones were on so they cushioned my fall in what would have otherwise been a boner related death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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