Originally Posted by murrellington

Okay skidding while being seated is pretty damn hard. Well for a lot of people. Try raising your ass of the seat when you skid.

And I do a combo of skid stops, skip stops, and backpedaling to slow down. (skids are only used because they are fun, I primarily use the other two techniques).


My suggestion is to try a 17 tooth cog. Many skid patches. Also, a higher cog tooth count will make skidding and climbing a little easier. I'd say that 48/17 is probably the most used ratio for people who have a mix of hills and flat ground.