stoping a fixie when going down hill
 

do i just skid or try to hold the paddles as hard as i can to slow down?

Squeeze the brake lever.

Just kidding, I skid/skip stop when going down a hill unless I need to do an emergency stop, then I use my front brake.

they make a fixed gear canoe?

i make it a point to control my descents, and try not to go faster than i can slow down. I do this by back pedaling. that way I can stop if need be without undue stress.

i am sorry, it appears to me that lack of sleep will really cause some typing problem.
pedal pedal
pedal


:p

What would you do if your descent is over 8 miles long besides being practical by using your geared or single speed ride?

backpedal

ted shred

Ride backwards so you're going uphill

take a nap

toss out the anchor

always carry a stick so you can jam it into your front spokes. u'll stop REAL quick!

disengage right foot from pedal.
procede to ted shred.

but seriously, i've been shredding alot lately.

just backpedal and if you start to pick up unwanted momentum, skip or do a short skid and go back to modulating.

Be smart about building up speed in the first place? Once that train is at full speed you might be in for a wild ride.

And, sorry to pile on, but brakes are useful also for braking.

jim

it is early i didnt sleep last night, i am out of drugs



suPER MAN THAT HO

fixies cant go down hill

DING! DING! DING! WINNER!

Seriously... if you have to ask, you should have one of these in the first place.

These are the only dry-land paddles I know of:

http://www.8-track-shack.com/catalog...page=prod_info

i vote parachute

+1

I could never do some of the hills I face without a brake. I've tried back pressure and skidding and skips and it is still nuts. If you are going down a hill you can't slow down on, get a damn brake. Seriously.

Squeeze the lever and boom awesome things happen.

+1

riding brakeless is all well and good but if you have to ask how to slow down you should probably go get yourself a brake.

use your front brake until you perfect the art of riding a fixed gear.
practice and if your legs fail use your brake.

how ever riding with a brake allows you to ride faster as you can stop faster.

me I ride brakeless but rode with a brake for months until I felt I had very great control.

WTF is going on with this setup? How is that brake even attached?

http://www.jitensha.com/eng/images/silcapmp.jpg

http://www.terminalvelocity.demon.co...d/crw35hub.jpg

I should have known that "pump" would be a bad GIS, but i would never have predicted that for "spokes".

I was waiting for this.
You've made my day.