Front Brakes Only Single Speed Trend
11-29-12 | 05:08 PM
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Front Brakes Only Single Speed Trend
Has anyone else noticed the phenomenon that is people riding single speed bikes with just a front break? This makes sense when you're on a track bike but not a bike with a freewheel. Craziness.
11-29-12 | 05:09 PM
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11-29-12 | 05:16 PM
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try single speed with no brakes, much more fun.
11-29-12 | 06:03 PM
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Bikes: looks like a specialized crux now
my bike likes it
11-29-12 | 06:05 PM
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I let my child ride a coaster brake with no hand brakes. I should be in jail.
11-29-12 | 06:21 PM
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Bikes are supposed to break?
11-29-12 | 07:44 PM
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I ride a single speed with just a front brake. Stops just fine.
11-29-12 | 07:46 PM
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It's silly, sure. Sillier than riding fixed with no brakes (like me)? Not even close.
11-29-12 | 10:06 PM
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11-29-12 | 10:18 PM
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i still love that line:
"i trust my foot more than i trust anything else"
"i trust my foot more than i trust anything else"
11-29-12 | 11:49 PM
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Dude, I seriously don't understand that nonsense. Using your foot and using a brake to stop is like the exact same thing. Except one is ********.
11-29-12 | 11:55 PM
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11-30-12 | 12:07 AM
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