Only the frame is original. It is a nice first fixie for me, and weighing in 10 pounds lighter than my Giant roadie, I enjoy switching between the two.

Thanks I didn't know that. At least something got explained. But there is not really much talked about on the internet about skip skidding on how it wears on a tire or how to even do it.

Skidding is skidding. The more weight on the tire while skidding will wear faster. If you are skip skidding you are in contact with the ground less and your tire will obviously wear less. It will also not slow you as much.

Common sense. There is no magic going on here.

Oh sure there is:

How to stop your Fixie - YouTube

This was literally the first video I found when I fixed my bike. No real information on how much it wears on your tire but it will show you how to do it. My experience has shown me that skip-stopping is far easier on your tires than skidding and easier to do ambidextrously (sp? ambipedily?), which, if you have a a gear ratio with an odd denominator, will double the number of patches on your bike. I run 45/17 right now--34 skid/skip/whatever patches. Don't believe me? Ask Sheldon's site.

I also run a front brake and use it, often. Riding a bicycle without a front brake is irresponsible, no matter how much fun it is.

Arguments regarding the relative price of brakes versus tires and whether or not you should skid at all will fall on deaf ears here. My bicycle is my only mode of transportation and I'll have fun with it however I damn well please.

What?

You should be able to ride a rim for a few years​ before it is toast due to brake pad wear.

I wasn't referring to the rim being ruined completely, a lot of people don't want to ride on rims that are scratched up and look like ass from brakes.

ftfy

this is bfssfg ffs.

Are we talking about vintage rims here? Or a set of Velocity/Alex/H+ Sons?

Not that it matters, no one can really tell if your rims are worn or not when you're actually cycling.

Disc brakes - problem solved.

Fixed

Ride more. Stare at your brake track less.

Please Mister Moderator sir, please condemn this thread to the fires of hell.

I must confess though, it's been a long time since we've had some many damned stupid arguments for not using a rear brake in one thread. Spoiling the paint job indeed. Maybe we should just let the fool kill himself, Darwinian principles and all that.

No more blue star Mister Aussie Sir.

Those of us who can ride without brakes are better at adapting, thus we will survive

skidding or skip stopping is the least efficient way to stop a bicycle.

Running into the side of a car is the quickest ... though it has side effects that some consider 'unfortunate'.

I was wondering about that. I trust it was merely your superior wisdom shaking off the shackles of moderatordom. (no need to answer of course)

I'm surprised it took into the 2nd page before this turned into a brakeless discussion.

The win-win solution is for everyone to ride with brakes, and for "brakes R deth" kind of riders to use their imagination and pretend it's not there.

No, the actual win-win situation is for everyone to just do whatever the **** they want without caring what the internet thinks.

^^We have a winner!

but what if what someone wants is stupid?

Who cares?

We all think the OP is stupid, are telling him so and when this thread is over he'll probably just end up staying stupid.

ya i guess this is pretty harmless, so who cares

I let people do stupid stuff all the time. Two days ago a let two couples put their Cab Sav on ice because they like their wine "chilled".

not trying to start a philosophical conversation here, but what if what somebody wants is bad for other people?

riding brakeless and drinking a chilled cab are mostly harmless, but I stand by my point.