Went Brakeless for the first time!
12-26-05, 12:14 PM
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herent, of course. but, if you do with two feet, then it's only two, which is still garbage. it's the minimum number of skid patches that you can possibly have.
12-31-05, 01:27 PM
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Sorry for the long reply, holidays you know! I changed my gear ratio to 39x16 fixed, and put a brake on it. Now I am spinning out like mad, and the tops of my knees are sore, but I can skip and skid like I am on ice. It's quite simple actually, I just lean forward and just friggin stop my foot in the back...I even love the sound the tire makes skidding lol. When I was saying that I didn't have one close call, I meant that I didn't have any problems needing to emergency stop. I was keeping a watchful eye out. I really thought spinning more would be better, but jeez, my legs are telling me otherwise. I will use 39x16 for a couple weeks to build up my legs, but I do have another set (nashbar crank with suzue hub/CR16 rims) waiting for me with a 40x15. I am currently riding in verona/oakmont, as I am living there right now. TOO MANY GODDAMN HILLS! I am still walking up several of the hills around here, they are about 15% grades, no joke!
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12-31-05, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gorn
If you are going brakeless, you probably shouldn't be using a freewheel.
12-31-05, 03:36 PM
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So I'm a newbie, as you all can see. I only started riding fixed maybe a month ago, and before I started I told myself I would use a front brake to have as an E brake. I haven't put one on yet, just haven't been going too fast. I kind of feel like if I put one on now that I'm kind of getting used to not having a brake, it would mess me up somehow, or I would have to re learn or something. What do you think, should I put one on eventhough I feel like I could get used to riding brakeless?
12-31-05, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by coyotecrust
hey cool. do you have the info for a 36t front ring? thanks.
36/cog teeth -> remainder ; cog teeth /remainder = skid patches. Use your head. Do the math, etc. </surly engineer>
Edit: If the remainder is 0 (the cog teeth divides into the 36t ring evenly) there is one skid patch, not an infinite or undefined amount. Drinking leads to generalizations lead to bad math. Happy new years, suckers.
