Originally Posted by mander
Today I had a skidding breakthrough. Basically I learned to throw the back wheel of the bike off to the side while keeping a straight line. It looks cool, it's lots of fun and it seems to scrub off much more speed than a straight skid. Go ahead and make fun of me if everyone already knows this.
sometimes i'll turn the bars a little while doing a skid, not sure if this is the same thing. shaves speed a little better, as does the full on turning 90 degrees into a skid but that's not the most ideal in real traffic.
i'm loving skip stops now though, so easy to execute under lots of speed, skids i have to stand up a little if it's dry out but skips are fine seated. seems like they're easier on the drivetrain than skids, but harder on the back wheel. shouldn't be a problem with V profile rims though.