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01-07-08 | 01:37 AM

#26

c0urt

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From: birmingham, al

Bikes: looks like a specialized crux now

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Originally Posted by johnprolly

if you taco a wheel skidding, you need to drop more than a bill on a wheel.

ate my last wheel alive just riding and skidding, it came apart at the weld and at the spoke holes.

let see. this one. cost me about 70 to build more or less, but it is a 650c mavic open pro. I dont know how strong it is when laced 3 cross with straight gauge steel spokes

01-07-08 | 01:58 AM

#27

johnprolly

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From: brooklyn | NYC

650s on a 700 fork will naturally be more prone to falling apart. Also, did you lace it? Or did a shop lace it? What hubs did you use?

01-07-08 | 02:11 AM

#28

trons

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From: delaware

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnprolly

650s on a 700 fork will naturally be more prone to falling apart.

what? and why the **** is that?

01-07-08 | 03:08 AM

#29

MattFashion

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From: lancaster, pa

Bikes: 70's le Tour with brazed track drops

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Originally Posted by NewYorkMantle

are you good enough at doing the quick side skids, like whipping the tail 45 degrees while barely out of the saddle? - if you aren't, you should get comfortable with the feeling of those first; if you are, the action of swinging the bike around for a 180 on a long skid shouldn't take much time to get down.

i can do little hop skids, long skids (wet or dry) and not-quite 180 skids...
but have never done one of these.
the area i live in doesnt really require much daily skidding unless i want to.
any tips on the side skid?
noob question i know, but i'm curious.

01-07-08 | 03:09 AM

#30

c0urt

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From: birmingham, al

Bikes: looks like a specialized crux now

650 on a 650 fork and frame. last wheel just wasnt eyeleted or double walled, this one i hope will last longer.

nashbar hub in the rear. specialzed hub up front

pic time

01-07-08 | 06:56 AM

#31

fordfasterr

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From: Ft. Lauderdale FL

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pffft ... itsy bitsy chainrings = easier to do skids and other such tricks...

damn for me and platforms !

01-07-08 | 07:46 AM

#32

streetlightpoet

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From: Lexington, KY

Bikes: Masi Speciale Fixed, Surly 1x1, 2 70's Bianchi folders, Swingbike, Columbia Cruiser 3 spd, Specialized Big Hit and P.2, Cove G-Spot, Xtracycled Bianchi San Jose.

I've found I need to consciously shift my weight mid skid in order to get the last ~45 degrees or so.

01-07-08 | 08:45 AM

#33

johnprolly

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From: brooklyn | NYC

Quote:

Originally Posted by trons

what? and why the **** is that?

Because it increases your head tube angle, making your bike way more twitchy and putting your weight more over the front hub. Extra strain on the front hub + twitchy = possible taco

01-07-08 | 10:26 AM

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NewYorkMantle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ryansexton

I was talking personally. I hate being trapped in.

i used to be that way when i had a freewheel on my iro. half the reason i started riding fixed was to get over my paranoia of riding with toe clips all day. i can tell you that i love riding with clips now (it only took a week to get truly comfortable) and i love riding fixed gear (also took a week to get comfortable); looking back at this point, i feel i am probably three times the biker i used to be and equally better at playing the traffic. the hardest thing to get used to was pedaling through tight turns between cars.