Seen on the street (FGSS 'spotted' thread)
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Riding brakeless on the other hand is something I will leave to the younger guys, i don't feel safe doing it and am too cheap to skid my Schwalbe tires.
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Just wait until you encounter some slick conditions and lock your front wheel, because you have no breaking capability in the rear. Then, you will understand why you always want the ability to apply breaking to both the front and rear wheels on a bicycle ridden on the road.
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Oh I totally agree with that, and intend to flip the wheel back. But I still feel more comfortable, or should I say less dangerous, than riding fixed brakeless.
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Fixed + front brake + no foot retention is asking for a disaster. I am going to assume that the MASH posted above is SS and not fixed. I hope that it is.
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Nothing wrong on riding no foot retention and a front brake on fixed. I mean given the fact that you're always moving, I think one should always have foot retention on a fixed gear, but if your legs are strong enough for the "backpedaling" you should be fine
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Hell, I rode around my beater for a few months with only a back brake. #yolo
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^^Nice bike, but if I was going to run only one brake lever, it would be an interrupter type. A single hood just looks JA.
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Couldn't agree with you more. This setup - not the first time I've seen it - is just begging for a second hood, even if it isn't connected to anything.
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I have to admit that my townie is currently set up that way, single speed and only a front brake. It was set up as a fixed gear with a larger bail out freewheel on the other side. Recently I flipped the wheel over so I could take a hillier route and have not flipped back yet.
Riding brakeless on the other hand is something I will leave to the younger guys, i don't feel safe doing it and am too cheap to skid my Schwalbe tires.
Riding brakeless on the other hand is something I will leave to the younger guys, i don't feel safe doing it and am too cheap to skid my Schwalbe tires.
Gonna have to agree here. Why would fixed with a front brake and no retention be worse than single speed and only a front brake?
Hell, I rode around my beater for a few months with only a back brake. #yolo
Hell, I rode around my beater for a few months with only a back brake. #yolo
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Just wait until you encounter some slick conditions and lock your front wheel, because you have no braking capability in the rear. Then, you will understand why you always want the ability to apply braking to both the front and rear wheels on a bicycle ridden on the road.
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Just here to point out the fact that you shouldn't be riding fast enough on ice to lock up your front wheel *and* loose the ability to stop.
Also: ride with studs in the winter. They really improve your traction.
Also: ride with studs in the winter. They really improve your traction.
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To BF HR? Uh oh...