Why I will never ride with brakes.
09-27-08, 08:22 PM
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wait.... wut
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09-27-08, 09:01 PM
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5 staples in my head, 6 pins in my finger.
That was the last time I ever went down that hill
That was the last time I ever went down that hill
09-27-08, 09:09 PM
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09-27-08, 11:33 PM
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Unless you can do it without thinking about it you shouldn't do it in traffic.
The guys riding brakeless going slow I would like to think are just getting their confidence up. For me it's second nature, but please, do not try to be me.
Messengers ride (stop & go) for more than 8 hours a day.
The guys riding brakeless going slow I would like to think are just getting their confidence up. For me it's second nature, but please, do not try to be me.
Messengers ride (stop & go) for more than 8 hours a day.
And most ride cross, or 29ers with brakes.
09-28-08, 08:24 PM
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Unless you can do it without thinking about it you shouldn't do it in traffic.
The guys riding brakeless going slow I would like to think are just getting their confidence up. For me it's second nature, but please, do not try to be me.
Messengers ride (stop & go) for more than 8 hours a day.
The guys riding brakeless going slow I would like to think are just getting their confidence up. For me it's second nature, but please, do not try to be me.
Messengers ride (stop & go) for more than 8 hours a day.
09-28-08, 09:02 PM
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09-28-08, 09:17 PM
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I drove my car brakeless once from Vancouver to Whistler. Burst a brakeline just at the ferry docks coming out of the city. That was an interesting trip.
09-28-08, 09:25 PM
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09-28-08, 09:25 PM
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09-28-08, 09:26 PM
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09-28-08, 09:33 PM
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09-28-08, 09:43 PM
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09-28-08, 09:52 PM
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09-28-08, 09:53 PM
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09-28-08, 09:57 PM
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09-28-08, 11:30 PM
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Long continuous skid down the spiraling ramp of a parking garage, i think i went 5 floors or so, nearly hit one car, then the load of people on bikes ahead of me while i yell for them to keep moving to avoid crashing into them.
09-29-08, 04:13 AM
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I went for a 60 mile ride with a group of about 250 riders yesterday and realized why I will probably always need a front brake. When you get into a paceline and are inches off the back tire of the bike in front of you, you need a brake. Especially if not everyone in the paceline has rode one recently. The paceline I was in at one point was very bad about suddenly slowing and then speeding right back up. I used my front brake more yesterday then I have all summer.
09-29-08, 04:41 AM
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Being in a pace line i can definitely see the need for a brake. Anyways the front brake finally came off, lever, cable and brake all together was probably like 5 pounds! You don't need all the extra weight on a fixed bike.
09-29-08, 06:10 AM
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Sweet, be sure to post up your horror stories when you start riding it