My SS bikes in the Snow....
#5
Originally Posted by tlupfer
A brakeless singlespeed? Do you just wrap it around a tree when you need to stop?
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Originally Posted by tlupfer
A brakeless singlespeed? Do you just wrap it around a tree when you need to stop?
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The King of Town

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Bikes: Haro Backtrail 20" (MISSING), Fuji Berkeley fixie, Huffy cruisercommuterdeathmobile
I rode a brakeless BMX, but it was much smaller, which made it easier to either jump off or put my foot in the back tire to stop.
For God's sake, just make the bike fixed. You have way more control in the snow that way anyway.
For God's sake, just make the bike fixed. You have way more control in the snow that way anyway.
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troglodyte

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Bikes: Crust Romanceur, VO Polyvalent, Surly Steamroller, others?
My 3-speed beater (really more like a singlespeed since it doesnt always shift) has steel rims, which means snow = brakeless riding. Its surprisingly easy, actually - between the lower speed, the rolling resistance, and my "fixth sense" I rarely even bothered trying to brake anyway.
But yeah, there's no substitute for fixed
But yeah, there's no substitute for fixed




