First Brakeless Ride In 6.5 hours
01-27-07, 06:31 AM
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First Brakeless Ride In 6.5 hours
My first real brakeless ride will be from my house to work (14 kms) tomorrow.
I'm psyched and ready. It'll be sunday morning (no traffic) and i'm looking forward to it.
Any advice?
I'm psyched and ready. It'll be sunday morning (no traffic) and i'm looking forward to it.
Any advice?
01-27-07, 06:46 AM
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Pay attention, watch your downhill speed. Give yourself a safe stopping distance. Imagine you are driving a big Caddy with very small drum brakes. Keep your cadence steady and don't skid unless you need to. Tires are not brakes. I chose to ride without a brake because I like the extra workout. I don't ride like a maniac. I stop at stop signs, at least most of the time unless its at night with no traffic. I suggest a modest gear ratio. Riding a big gear without brakes is stupid. The road is not a track.
01-27-07, 08:22 AM
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Ignore the lemmings and use a brake.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
01-27-07, 09:57 AM
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Don't give in to the whole "brakeless vs brakes" thing. Just do what you think feels good!
01-27-07, 10:21 AM
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don't mess up?
01-27-07, 10:29 AM
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advice?
riding "brakeless", effectively, is not only stopping without a handbrake...
it is seeing obstacles ahead and around and finding alternate routes so that it's less likely you'll have to stop
riding "brakeless", effectively, is not only stopping without a handbrake...
it is seeing obstacles ahead and around and finding alternate routes so that it's less likely you'll have to stop
01-27-07, 11:11 AM
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Don't die.
01-27-07, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Smorgasgeorge
When in doubt, use your emergency parachute.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
01-27-07, 01:29 PM
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Make sure you can throw a mean skid, otherwise you're making a bad decision~!
Freewheel brakeless like Ted Shred, now that's the dangerous thing of the future.
Freewheel brakeless like Ted Shred, now that's the dangerous thing of the future.
01-27-07, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SoreFeet
I chose to ride without a brake because I like the extra workout.
01-27-07, 01:48 PM
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Umm, if you had gears you could get a better workout for that matter. Or if you got off the bike and just ran...
01-27-07, 01:53 PM
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my advice is don't ask this question while there's a 4 page b!tch session about how everyone who doesn't use a brake is a moron.
01-27-07, 02:10 PM
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if you're nervous enough about riding without a brake to post a ****ing thread on bikeforums you're probably not ready to ride without a brake. Quit overanalyzing ****.
01-27-07, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by wearyourtruth
my advice is don't ask this question while there's a 4 page b!tch session about how everyone who doesn't use a brake is a moron.
01-27-07, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dobber
Ignore the lemmings and use a brake.
01-27-07, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by taken67
Just curious as to whether the bike in your avatar has a brake.
01-27-07, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by taken67
Just curious as to whether the bike in your avatar has a brake.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
01-27-07, 04:01 PM
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I arrived at work safe and sound.
Very enjoyable. I don't think I'll make a habit of it just yet, but nice to do early on a sunday morning in fine weather.
This wasn't a snap decision, I've just noticed I use the brake less and less.
I'm not a hipster, and have male-specific jeans only in my wardrobe.
Very enjoyable. I don't think I'll make a habit of it just yet, but nice to do early on a sunday morning in fine weather.
This wasn't a snap decision, I've just noticed I use the brake less and less.
I'm not a hipster, and have male-specific jeans only in my wardrobe.
01-27-07, 10:09 PM
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It's a whole different skill, that's why.