brakeless is basic
08-08-10, 04:59 PM
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08-08-10, 05:51 PM
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real men go running with biking shorts on
08-08-10, 05:58 PM
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08-08-10, 06:03 PM
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08-08-10, 06:05 PM
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I have three fixed gear bikes: one bike has a front brake and a rear brake; one bike has a front brake; and, one bike has no brakes.
Because of my style of riding, bike setup and experience, I feel as safe on the bike with no brakes as I do on the bike with two brakes, and maybe even safer.
As for YOU (and you know I mean you), you need three brakes.
Because of my style of riding, bike setup and experience, I feel as safe on the bike with no brakes as I do on the bike with two brakes, and maybe even safer.
As for YOU (and you know I mean you), you need three brakes.
08-08-10, 11:21 PM
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08-09-10, 09:44 AM
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08-09-10, 09:46 AM
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08-10-10, 10:56 AM
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God, everyone on bf is so farping negative and judgemental all the time. You guys just talk **** on anything thats not the safe/norm. Obviously this guy isn't some hip scum trying to follow a trend. He's just a quarky tweak who likes to ride his SS without a brake. It's cool to opine and have a discussion about it but you don't need to down talk it just because its dangerous.
Uh...I think there a wide array of people on SSFG that are "into" it just as much as all slaves to fashion that can't stand the site of a brake.
08-10-10, 11:15 AM
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People have been running bmx "suicide" for years and years. Go to a skatepark and watch some ride there with no brakes. Nuts.
I've always thought it was insane, but the foot in tire works and it's what they like at the time. I'm all for people being allowed to do what they want as long as it doesn't impact others. Don't crash into me and pay your medical bills and hey, do wtf you want.
I've always thought it was insane, but the foot in tire works and it's what they like at the time. I'm all for people being allowed to do what they want as long as it doesn't impact others. Don't crash into me and pay your medical bills and hey, do wtf you want.
08-10-10, 11:03 PM
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People have been running bmx "suicide" for years and years. Go to a skatepark and watch some ride there with no brakes. Nuts.
I've always thought it was insane, but the foot in tire works and it's what they like at the time. I'm all for people being allowed to do what they want as long as it doesn't impact others. Don't crash into me and pay your medical bills and hey, do wtf you want.
I've always thought it was insane, but the foot in tire works and it's what they like at the time. I'm all for people being allowed to do what they want as long as it doesn't impact others. Don't crash into me and pay your medical bills and hey, do wtf you want.
08-10-10, 11:35 PM
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Yeah, I was "pulled over" and a third cruiser showed up to frisk me.
Odd feeling just standing there with the lights flashing and what not. I just stood there.
08-10-10, 11:39 PM
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Riding brakeless isn't just a hip scummy trend for some people. If your riding freestyle theres no point in having a brake. If I feel confident enough to bomb a hill with no brakes don't give me any grief about it.
08-11-10, 12:06 AM
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08-11-10, 02:56 AM
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There was a time when you could tell who the serious freestylers were, because their brakes were dialed in to perfection.
08-11-10, 03:14 AM
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08-11-10, 05:22 AM
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i don't know man, not only does it suck to see other people's accidents but i kinda get sick at the sight of blood aside from that if you crash into a car you're going to mess with their insurance, not that i'm overly concerned with drivers, but that's another person you're effecting here, god forbid you crash into a child and kill them, i'm sure you're in control in the "skatepark" but to avoid crashing on the street and really ****ing some people up, you need to run brakes
08-11-10, 08:26 AM
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My problem is too many freestylers out there who don't seem to know how to stop without brakes. I don't care if somebody wants to be a danger to themselves, but being a danger to other people is what bothers me. Being able to do a quick, controlled panic stop when away from the skatepark is a pretty good point to having brakes, to me.
There was a time when you could tell who the serious freestylers were, because their brakes were dialed in to perfection.
There was a time when you could tell who the serious freestylers were, because their brakes were dialed in to perfection.
08-11-10, 08:51 AM
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here's a thought, u can have brakes and still ride brakeless.
08-11-10, 08:53 AM
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