just rode the singlespeed i put together (took apart?) last night, just to see how it felt. i kept forgetting i can't slow down by backpedalling. anyone else have this problem when riding freewheeled bikes? it's kind of annoying.

not really, pedaling has an entirely different feeling on a freewheel and my brain kind of 'switches over'

hmmm. i catch myself quickly, but my first impulse is still to try and control the bike with my feet. but yeah, it does feel pretty different.

20 bucks for a cog should not break you. let go the darn freewheels

I like broken bikes better when they can shift, personally. Maybe not if I was into trail riding.

well, this wasn't my bike. but i'd fix it if it were. and i hope i'll be fixing it for the ownder eventually anyway.

I think that is what brakes are for.

flood it with JB Weld!!

worst thread in weeks.

of course...i'm just wondering if i'm the only one whose first instinct isn't to reach for the brakes anymore. i do grab the brakes, it just doesn't happen as a reflex action anymore.