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Old 02-07-12 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bhop
I saw a kid doing that once. I was on my way home from my commute and caught up to three fixed gear kids. None with brakes, but then I noticed the one in the back was coasting.. at first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me as I looked for the brakes again.. but then we approached a red light and he stuck his foot on the tire. Seemed to take him a while to slow down..
kid came into a shop I work at once, needing a new fork because he didnt understand that brakeless works for fg not ss. He also didnt understand how footbraking worked and put his foot on his front wheel.
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