time for a brake
04-12-06, 03:05 PM
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time for a brake
that's it, i've had it.
i didn't crash or anything, but i'm damn tired of being the weak link on group rides: "no, that's okay, you guys have fun and bomb the hill and go super fast, i'll be back here trying not to die."
it's not that i feel unsafe; i can always stop in time, it's just that to make that happen i sometimes have to be the slow guy, and that's getting old.
word.
i didn't crash or anything, but i'm damn tired of being the weak link on group rides: "no, that's okay, you guys have fun and bomb the hill and go super fast, i'll be back here trying not to die."
it's not that i feel unsafe; i can always stop in time, it's just that to make that happen i sometimes have to be the slow guy, and that's getting old.
word.
04-12-06, 03:15 PM
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+1 I did the same thing. I always ride faster with a brake.
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04-12-06, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
+1 I did the same thing. I always ride faster with a brake.
04-12-06, 03:37 PM
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Same things for me too. I started with no brake, got tired of having to back off on rides with my roomate, got a brake, and couldnt be happier.
04-12-06, 03:50 PM
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Sometimes I like to go down hills on my breakless bike and take my feet out of the pedals. Ups the challenge and all that. If I don't run 3 red lights on my way to work, well. Somethings wrong.
04-12-06, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
Sometimes I like to go down hills on my breakless bike and take my feet out of the pedals. Ups the challenge and all that. If I don't run 3 red lights on my way to work, well. Somethings wrong.
04-12-06, 03:58 PM
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I also like to run over baby carraiges and kick over trashcans when i ride by.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
04-12-06, 04:02 PM
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Bad attitude, my ass. The guy is obviously more hardcore than any of us! He keeps it ****in' harddcore, son.
04-12-06, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ZappCatt
but you live in Sacto, you guys consider an overpass a hill!!!!
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04-12-06, 04:25 PM
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my chain separated at a stop light once. trackstanding, light turned green, hammered down... snap. next thing i knew, i was on the ground. there were a couple people standing on the corner looking at me like i was a complete idiot. which may have some truth to it, cuz i still don't have a brake.
04-12-06, 04:29 PM
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And this is why i have an overpriced chain with no masterlink. It is edged with diamonds and when I spin fast enough I use it to cut car doors like tin cans.
edit: im not even sure that makes sense. heh.
edit: im not even sure that makes sense. heh.
04-12-06, 04:31 PM
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Why do people make apologies for wanting a brake ? 
They're like the Spice Girls...When you go ahead and
admit they're ko0L you feel liberated..........
They're like the Spice Girls...When you go ahead and
admit they're ko0L you feel liberated..........
04-12-06, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
I also like to run over baby carraiges and kick over trashcans when i ride by.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
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I wish. Just sippin on some herbal tea at work. So hardcore.
(And by herbal tea I mean little baggies of weeds that grow along side the overpass soaked in the hot tears of all the people I made cry today.)
(And by herbal tea I mean little baggies of weeds that grow along side the overpass soaked in the hot tears of all the people I made cry today.)
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04-12-06, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by -=Łem in Pa=-
Why do people make apologies for wanting a brake ?
They're like the Spice Girls...When you go ahead and
admit they're ko0L you feel liberated..........
They're like the Spice Girls...When you go ahead and
admit they're ko0L you feel liberated..........
04-12-06, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by highpants
that's it, i've had it.
i didn't crash or anything, but i'm damn tired of being the weak link on group rides: "no, that's okay, you guys have fun and bomb the hill and go super fast, i'll be back here trying not to die."
it's not that i feel unsafe; i can always stop in time, it's just that to make that happen i sometimes have to be the slow guy, and that's getting old.
word.
i didn't crash or anything, but i'm damn tired of being the weak link on group rides: "no, that's okay, you guys have fun and bomb the hill and go super fast, i'll be back here trying not to die."
it's not that i feel unsafe; i can always stop in time, it's just that to make that happen i sometimes have to be the slow guy, and that's getting old.
word.
04-12-06, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
I also like to run over baby carraiges and kick over trashcans when i ride by.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
I like this guy.
04-12-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by arcellus
my chain separated at a stop light once. trackstanding, light turned green, hammered down... snap. next thing i knew, i was on the ground. there were a couple people standing on the corner looking at me like i was a complete idiot. which may have some truth to it, cuz i still don't have a brake.
04-12-06, 05:33 PM
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Brake or no brake, at least you are out riding.
I started out with no brakes. 50 x 16 gearing. Hills were ok soon as you got going, you always had the momentum.
Going down was fine too, I just had to slow my pedals. I found riding without a brake like playing a chess game, I had to anticipate the moves of other people on the road. Thats fine when you have lots of time and a clear head.
Then my running such a high gear all the time buggered up my leg I think, cause running a freewheel and brakes the problem stopped.
Its great to run no brakes, maybe a few days a week. We all live in cities and there are other factors involved.
I started out with no brakes. 50 x 16 gearing. Hills were ok soon as you got going, you always had the momentum.
Going down was fine too, I just had to slow my pedals. I found riding without a brake like playing a chess game, I had to anticipate the moves of other people on the road. Thats fine when you have lots of time and a clear head.
Then my running such a high gear all the time buggered up my leg I think, cause running a freewheel and brakes the problem stopped.
Its great to run no brakes, maybe a few days a week. We all live in cities and there are other factors involved.
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128, all your posts are making me laugh out loud.
genius.
Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
I also like to run over baby carraiges and kick over trashcans when i ride by.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
I track stand on homeless people, and instead of tires, I just inflate kitten intestine and glue it down. I go through about a litter a week because I like skidding through fields of broken glass.
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Originally Posted by shawnrock@gmail
You know that a brake would have in no way stopped you from falling, right?
edit: why do my posts always make me sound like an *******?