familiarizing/skidding on fixies
07-31-12, 05:06 PM
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i can do the skids (yes even on the 32/17) but i'm just working on developing consistency and form. and for now i just have to wait to give my legs a break. i've been using just brute force, as opposed to like trying to actually unweight the back tire. i don't have the time or money for a coach right now, and even if i did i dont think we have such a thing in this area actually. not sure.
07-31-12, 10:14 PM
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well i'm glad i amused you. i subconsciously knew i was saying something potentially stupid. now i'm just reading it back trying to figure out which part went wrong
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08-01-12, 01:00 AM
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The last thing we need around here is another skid coach. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting one and his pupil.
As for certification, it's an internship requiring a number of student skid marks. You work with a certified shop and you have to Have your students perform a certain number of skids under the indirect supervision of certified coach. Which, to the person Looking for a coach, is helpful bc the interns are usually cheaper while they are working on their certification. Sometimes free.
I only know all this because I just called the Freewheel. Barry's Bikes and Boards has a program too.
As for certification, it's an internship requiring a number of student skid marks. You work with a certified shop and you have to Have your students perform a certain number of skids under the indirect supervision of certified coach. Which, to the person Looking for a coach, is helpful bc the interns are usually cheaper while they are working on their certification. Sometimes free.
I only know all this because I just called the Freewheel. Barry's Bikes and Boards has a program too.
There's an Angle Theory for Dummies book that really helped my skidding game, I highly recommend the OP read that.
Also, OP, I recommend getting skid specific tires. If you haven't bought these tires yet, then you haven't maximized you skidding potential:https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_ti...es/durano_skid
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08-01-12, 04:27 AM
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Everyone is right op. Skidding coaches are a necessary investment in your development as a fixed gear rider.
Also why have I been taking out student loans when rubes like this abound?
Also why have I been taking out student loans when rubes like this abound?
08-01-12, 06:38 AM
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I heard after you get certified by a skid coach, your street cred is +100
08-02-12, 12:18 PM
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i've waited a good 5 days or so and have gotten off my legs. think i'm gonna hit the streets and get this shyte down. thank you guys for all the help, and i'll probably be back on this thread by tonight anyway.
08-03-12, 12:20 AM
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+1 to everything in this topic, ****ing angle theory killed me.
however somewhere out there, a skidding coach is weeping as we mock his profession.
however somewhere out there, a skidding coach is weeping as we mock his profession.
08-03-12, 12:04 PM
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if you watch the movie "premium rush"
a skid coach, will probably make a cameo
a skid coach, will probably make a cameo
08-03-12, 02:58 PM
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i'm stoked for premium rush. JGL is the man. when i first heard about it i thought it was gonna be on the more dramatic side, guess not
