Originally Posted by
j0e_bik3
thats an ACTUAL thread? (link please)
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"if da vinci was alive today he'd be eating microwave sushi naked in the back of my limousine!!" -Darwin Mayflower
Well, not exactly, but here is something pretty close:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rake+shoe+tire
and then there is this gem from another:
Originally Posted by
fixedpip
I knew a few people who had old school emergency brakes in the form of thick pieces of leather on the palm of their gloves. You can then plam the tire to have a pretty effective front brake.
Can also do the shoe against the back tire but its much harder to stop quickly and good shoes are a lot more expensive than brake pads.
See people--the search function really does work!