brake sitting down
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brake sitting down
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you need a rear arrospok.
It is the same motion as standing, just requires more strength or a higher ratio. I personally can't do it.
It is the same motion as standing, just requires more strength or a higher ratio. I personally can't do it.
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when the pedal's rising let it lift your leg and body, as if you were doing a slight hop. that's when you initiate the skid by pulling up on the forward pedal.
it's called unweighting the rear and it's not difficult.
get out there and try it.
it's called unweighting the rear and it's not difficult.
get out there and try it.
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If you notice he is not completely sitting down when he skids. He does lift a bit. Personally its pretty easy to do, I run a 46/16 and seems like an easy gear ratio to skid with. You have to practice. Seems like not enough people practice and they wonder why they can't do anything.
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a lot of fixed gear tricks like skidding etc. rely more on technique, and not as much on pure strength as people seem to assume, so keep that in mind.
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Right on, Queerpunk. Glad to see an "old timer" back posting!
As QP said...get off the internet and go out an try it. Technique is most important and next is leg strength. If the gearing is too high or you are going too fast, you might not be able to skip/skid while sitting.
Have this conversation with your legs when out riding:
"Okay, Mr./Mrs. Leg, the next time that crank arm comes around, I'm not letting you go past 9 o'clock." If you are forceful or seductive enough, your leg will just have to listen to you
Just ride more and try more. After a few weeks of work you should be able to take speed off while in the saddle and with either leg. Backpedaling is best as you stay in the most control of the bike and you save your tires.
As QP said...get off the internet and go out an try it. Technique is most important and next is leg strength. If the gearing is too high or you are going too fast, you might not be able to skip/skid while sitting.
Have this conversation with your legs when out riding:
"Okay, Mr./Mrs. Leg, the next time that crank arm comes around, I'm not letting you go past 9 o'clock." If you are forceful or seductive enough, your leg will just have to listen to you
Just ride more and try more. After a few weeks of work you should be able to take speed off while in the saddle and with either leg. Backpedaling is best as you stay in the most control of the bike and you save your tires.
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i find the easiest way to brake when sitting down is to pull my brake lever...
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Am I the only one who thinks it's impracticle to skid or skip sitting down? What benefit is there? If I need to stop suddenly, my body automatically reacts by lifting out of the saddle. If I make a conscious effort to stay in the saddle, I end up slowing down gradually with backpedalling sans skid.
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If you notice he is not completely sitting down when he skids. He does lift a bit. Personally its pretty easy to do, I run a 46/16 and seems like an easy gear ratio to skid with. You have to practice. Seems like not enough people practice and they wonder why they can't do anything.
Don't get fooled into thinking they're actually sitting down when doing this stuff, he's not - you can see he'll hop up a touch to unweight and be able to fling the back end around.
Given the above and the fact he's going downhill (easy skidding turf generally) on what looks to be some pretty kickass smooth asphalt, he's in good condition for the video. Oh, and this is an internet video, so you can probably bank on this guy screwing up a bunch before he made this video and put it online.
Practice, practice and more practice... it'll come, just keep riding.
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Agreed.
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yeah boring. the whole 3 o clock 9 oclock thing is too complicated. all you have to do is lift with your front foot, push with your back. it takes practice to hold it, but once you get it down its second nature.
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you need one arrospoke AND one fluorescent green wheel.... and a black hoodie
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jk i dunno i've never tried
NOOB
jk i dunno i've never tried
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