Dear lord
05-11-09 | 10:35 AM
#57
The Neighbor of the Beast
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05-11-09 | 10:47 AM
#58
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When your wheel turns backwards, the freewheel engages, causing the cranks to turn. If you don't pedal backwards when traveling backwards, you'll apply forward force to the cranks, and your bike will stop. Freewheels can only "freewheel" one direction, otherwise you wouldn't be able to apply force to the rear wheel.
AnOxymoron: I am really enjoying your posts, please keep up the good work. You set the bar pretty low with your OP, and you consistently lower the standard with each and every reply. Very good.
05-11-09 | 10:54 AM
#59
don't be so angry
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05-11-09 | 11:54 AM
#60
everyday I'm hustlin'
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Surly Crosscheck, Surly Steamrolla
But I don't even know what the hell is going on with this thread.
Do I think it's stupid that people do tricks on their fixed gear? Yes.
Am I going to throw away my bike and get butthurt about it? No.
05-11-09 | 11:55 AM
#61
The Neighbor of the Beast
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From: Right behind you.
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Although it's kinda mean fun to watch you try to figure it out, I'll step in here:
When your wheel turns backwards, the freewheel engages, causing the cranks to turn. If you don't pedal backwards when traveling backwards, you'll apply forward force to the cranks, and your bike will stop. Freewheels can only "freewheel" one direction, otherwise you wouldn't be able to apply force to the rear wheel.
AnOxymoron: I am really enjoying your posts, please keep up the good work. You set the bar pretty low with your OP, and you consistently lower the standard with each and every reply. Very good.
When your wheel turns backwards, the freewheel engages, causing the cranks to turn. If you don't pedal backwards when traveling backwards, you'll apply forward force to the cranks, and your bike will stop. Freewheels can only "freewheel" one direction, otherwise you wouldn't be able to apply force to the rear wheel.
AnOxymoron: I am really enjoying your posts, please keep up the good work. You set the bar pretty low with your OP, and you consistently lower the standard with each and every reply. Very good.
Edit: This is what I was thinking....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freecoasters
Last edited by 667; 05-11-09 at 02:07 PM.
05-11-09 | 01:59 PM
#72
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From: Long Island, NY
05-11-09 | 02:32 PM
#73
沒有腳踏車的居民
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05-11-09 | 02:36 PM
#74
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Yeah, we tried sneaking into pools, but really all the pools I know of had squared off angular corners...no smooth transitions. Sucked for bikes and boards. We built a few ramps, but mostly just rode street and dirt jumps. I spent most of my youth in a very rural part of the midwest...in order to get anywhere worth riding, you had to go by bike. I used to ride 7-10 miles to get places to ride and even then the riding places were spread out over miles, separated often by gravel roads. No way was I going to skate that distance. After we turned 16 and could drive a lot of my friends started skating, but I just stuck with bikes.
Last edited by mihlbach; 05-11-09 at 02:39 PM.
05-11-09 | 02:38 PM
#75
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